Biology:Stenoptilodes antirrhina
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. antirrhina
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| Stenoptilodes antirrhina (Lange, 1940)
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Stenoptilodes antirrhina, the snapdragon plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from California in the United States, but also from greenhouses in the south-eastern U.S. that have received cuttings of snapdragon from California.[1]
The wingspan is 15–25 mm.
The larvae feed on Antirrhinum species (including Antirrhinum majus), as well as Pelargonium x hortorum. Young larvae mine the leaves and later burrow into the stem, petioles, flowers or seed pods. The development to a full-grown larva takes three to five weeks. The species overwinters as an adult.[2]
References
- ↑ EPPO Reporting Service
- ↑ "Stenoptilodes genus at Bug Guide". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/48039. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stenoptilodes antirrhina. |
Wikidata ☰ Q7607832 entry
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