Stenoptilodes taprobanes
| Stenoptilodes taprobanes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. taprobanes |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilodes taprobanes (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) | |
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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).
The larvae have been reported feeding on a various plants, including Hypoestes betsiliensis, Campylanthus salsoloides, Centipeda minima, Hydrolea species, Spergularia maritima, Vaccinium species, Sabatia species, Clinopodium vulgare, Antirrhinum majus and Samolus.
References
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- mothphotographersgroup
- Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
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