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Stenoptilia tenuis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilia
Species:	S. tenuis
Binomial name
Stenoptilia tenuis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
Mimeseoptilus tenuis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Mimeseoptilus gilvidorsis Zeller, 1877

Stenoptilia tenuis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May.

References

1. Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).

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