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Stenoptilodes brevipennis

Synonyms: Platyptilia brevipennis; Platyptilia crenulata; Stenoptilodes amrishi

Wikipedia Abstract

Stenoptilodes brevipennis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. 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. 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.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  0.512 inches (.013 m)

Prey / Diet

Mecardonia acuminata (axilflower)[1]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera), C. Gielis, Zool. Med. Leiden 80 (2006)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0