Stenoglene roseus explained

Stenoglene roseus is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Druce in 1886. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, East Kasai, Bas Congo), Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and Uganda.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 54 mm. Both wings are pale golden ochreous, the forewings with a broadish postmedian, concave, rusty transverse band, broadening as it approaches the inner margin near the tornus. The hindwings are immaculate.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/STENROSE Afro Moths
  2. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222932708655457#.VW1hg0avNZE Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334