Stenoptilodes brevipennis
Stenoptilodes brevipennis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Uruguay, as well as most of the United States and southern Canada.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. brevipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilodes brevipennis (Zeller, 1874) | |
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The wingspan is 12–14 millimetres (0.47–0.55 in). Adults are on wing in January, March, April, May, July, November and December.
The larvae feed on Mecardonia acuminata and Russelia equistiformis.
External links
- Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
- "460016.00 – 6122 – Stenoptilodes brevipennis – (Zeller, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- Eiseman, Charley (May 13, 2010). "Species Stenoptilodes brevipennis - Hodges#6122". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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