Biology:Stilbosis extensa

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Short description: Species of moth

Stilbosis extensa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Stilbosis
Species:
S. extensa
Binomial name
Stilbosis extensa
(Braun, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Amaurogramma extensa Braun, 1919
  • Aeaea extensa

Stilbosis extensa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1919. It is found in North America where it has been recorded from California .[1][2]

The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm. The head, thorax and forewings are clothed with whitish-tipped gray scales. There are four patches of blackish raised scales on the forewings, each margined inwardly with dull whitish. The hindwings are gray.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16992737 entry