Stenoptilodes medius
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Stenoptilodes medius is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ecuador
.
The wingspan
is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing in October and January.
flies to the north, in Colombia, and there is a third species, Stenoptilodes altiaustralis
, to the south, in Peru.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing in October and January.
Etymology
The name indicates that this is the central of three closely related species. The present species occurs in Ecuador, Stenoptilodes thrasydoxaStenoptilodes thrasydoxa
Stenoptilodes thrasydoxa is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Colombia.The wingspan is 27-29 mm. Adults are on wing in May and July.-External links:*...
flies to the north, in Colombia, and there is a third species, Stenoptilodes altiaustralis
Stenoptilodes altiaustralis
Stenoptilodes altiaustralis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Peru.The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing in March and August.-External links:*...
, to the south, in Peru.