Stenoglene nivalis

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]

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

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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stenoglene nivalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  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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