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Stenoptilia coenei

(Stenoptilia coenei)

Description

Stenoptilia coenei is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Terskey Alatau, Kyrgyzstan. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The head is grey-brown and the antennae are dark brown, with some white scales. The thorax and tegulae are grey-brown, although the mesothorax is mixed whitish in the dorsal parts. The forewings are costally brown-grey and dorsally mixed with numerous white scales. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are grey-brown and the fringes are brown-grey. Adults have been recorded in July at an altitude of 3,000 to 3,200 meters.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Stenoptilia
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