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]
| Sthenistis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Immidae |
| Genus: | Sthenistis Hampson, 1896 |
| Species: | S. gyrtoniformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sthenistis gyrtoniformis Hampson, 1896
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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 edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Sthenistis Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ 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.
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