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Sthenistis

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Sthenistis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Sthenistis
Hampson, 1896
Species:
S. gyrtoniformis
Binomial name
Sthenistis gyrtoniformis
Hampson, 1896

Sthenistis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Immidae. Its only species, Sthenistis gyrtoniformis, is found in Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1896.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in). The forewings are pale brown, thickly marked with short dark brown streaks in the interspaces, the inner margin paler, also the outer area except towards the costa. There are traces of an antemedial line appearing as a wedge-shaped mark on the inner margin and there is a dark speck at the lower angle of the cell, with an obscure oblique line from it to the inner margin. The hindwings are fuscous brown. Females have broader forewings, with the inner and outer areas prominently paler.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Sthenistis Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 541 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.