Stilbosis extensa
| Stilbosis extensa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by 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 grey scales. There are four patches of blackish raised scales on the forewings, each margined inwardly with dull whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]
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