''Stegothyris'' is a

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s of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Stegothyris fasciculalis'', which is found in

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Holotype

The holotype of 'Stenia fasciculalis' Zeller, 1852 is illustrated on the web pages o

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Acentropinae Crambidae genera Taxa named by Julius Lederer (entomologist) {{Acentropinae-stub