| Stenoptilia karsholti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. karsholti |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilia karsholti Gielis, 1995 | |
Stenoptilia karsholti is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Peru.
The wingspan is 15–17 millimetres (0.6–0.7 in). Adults are on wing at the end of March and the beginning April.
The host plant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying around a Gentiana species.
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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).
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