Stenoptilodes heppneri

Stenoptilodes heppneri is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Venezuela.

Stenoptilodes heppneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilodes
Species:
S. heppneri
Binomial name
Stenoptilodes heppneri
Gielis, 2006

The wingspan is about 17 millimetres (0.67 in). Adults are on wing in January.

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, a promoter of the research of Lepidoptera, Dr J.B. Heppner.

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  • Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
  • Data related to Stenoptilodes heppneri at Wikispecies
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