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]

Stilbosis extensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Stilbosis
Species:
S. extensa
Binomial name
Stilbosis extensa
(Braun, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Amaurogramma extensa Braun, 1919
  • Aeaea extensa

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

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Stilbosis extensa (Braun, 1919)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "420310.00 – 1604 – Stilbosis extensa – (Braun, 1919)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Notes on Cosmopterygidae, with descriptions of new species   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.