''Stilbosis phaeoptera'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Cosmopterigidae The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previ ...

. It was described by

William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (April 23, 1885, Westborough, Westborough, Massachusetts – April 12, 1968, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Works Partial list: Coleoptera ...

in 1931. It is found in

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

References

* Moths described in 1931 Chrysopeleiinae Moths of the Caribbean {{Chrysopeleiinae-stub