Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Pterophoridae > Stenoptilodes > Stenoptilodes taprobanesStenoptilodes taprobanesSynonyms: Amblyptilia seeboldi; Amblyptilia taprobanes (homotypic); Amblyptilia zavatterii (heterotypic); Paraplatyptilia taprobanes (homotypic); Platyptilia brachymorpha (heterotypic); Platyptilia legrandi (heterotypic); Platyptilia monotrigona; Platyptilia seeboldi (heterotypic); Platyptilia terlizzii (heterotypic); Stenoptilodes brachymorpha; Stenoptilodes legrandi; Stenoptilodes monotrigona; Stenoptilodes seeboldi; Stenoptilodes terlizzii; Stenoptilodes vittata; Stenoptilodes zavatterii; Stenoptiloides taprobanes (homotypic) Stenoptilodes taprobanes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. This species has a pantropical distribution, which extends into subtropical areas. The wingspan is 10–20 millimetres (0.39–0.79 in). Its appearance is highly similar to that of Stenoptilodes brevipennis and for identification, the species needs to be characterized by the genitalia. |
| Wing Span [1] | 0.551 inches (.014 m) |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 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) ♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández |
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
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