Stangeia
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Stangeia is a genus of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 in the Pterophoridae family.

Species

  • Stangeia distantia
    Stangeia distantia
    Stangeia distantia is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago.The wingspan is 11-12 mm. The antenna are black, spotted with white and the head is olive buff. The thorax is olive buff, although buff posteriorly. The forewing ground colour is olive buff. The...

    Clarke, 1986
  • Stangeia rapae
    Stangeia rapae
    Stangeia rapae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in French Polynesia .The wingspan is 13-16 mm. The head is grey with scattered white scales. The thorax is grey, but posteriorly creamy white with three longitudinal pale, clay-coloured lines. The forewing ground colour is grey,...

    Clarke, 1971
  • Stangeia siceliota
    Stangeia siceliota
    Stangeia siceliota is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Yemen, China and southern Europe. It is also known from Turkey and Armenia....

    (Zeller, 1847)
  • Stangeia xerodes
    Stangeia xerodes
    Stangeia xerodes is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in most of mainland Australia, the Ryukyu Islands and Java.The wingspan is about 10 mm....

    (Meyrick, 1886)
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