Biology:Stenoglene nivalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Stenoglene |
| Species: | S. nivalis
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| Stenoglene nivalis (Rothschild, 1917)
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Stenoglene nivalis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. 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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Stenoglene nivalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=58225.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): p. 492
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Wikidata ☰ Q14395061 entry
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