| Stilbosis extensa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Stilbosis |
| Species: | S. extensa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilbosis extensa (Braun, 1919) | |
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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
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Stilbosis extensa (Braun, 1919)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ↑ "420310.00 – 1604 – Stilbosis extensa – (Braun, 1919)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ↑ Notes on Cosmopterygidae, with descriptions of new species
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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