Stenoglene giganteus explained

Stenoglene giganteus is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Sierra Leone.[1]

The wingspan is about 85 mm. The forewings are purplish cinnamon-chocolate with a postmedian whitish-pink transverse band. The hindwings are paler.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/STENGIGA Afro Moths
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22361#page/561/mode/1up Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): 491

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