Stenoglene nivalis

Stenoglene nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Stenoglene
Species: S. nivalis
Binomial name
Stenoglene nivalis
(Rothschild, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Phasicnecus nivalis Rothschild, 1917

Stenoglene nivalis is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1917.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale), Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is about 61 mm. The forewings are snow-white and very hairy, with the antemedian band, basal band, postmedian band and a band of coalescent rings greenish grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): p. 492
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