Stangeia distantia
Species of plume moth
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Stangeia distantia is a moth species of the family Pterophoridae. It was first described in 1986 by J. F. Gates Clarke,[1] and is known from Fatu-Hiva in the Marquesas Archipelago.[2][3]
| Stangeia distantia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stangeia |
| Species: | S. distantia |
| Binomial name | |
| Stangeia distantia Clarke, 1986 | |
Description
The species has a wingspan of 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). Head, abdomen and thorax are olive buff, with exception of a buff posterior part of the thorax and some buff longitudinal lines on the abdomen. The antennae are black with white spots; the legs ochreous white with longitudinal black lines. The forewings, olive buff in ground colour, have a narrow white edge to the outer costa. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]
