Biology:Stenoptilodes littoralis

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Stenoptilodes littoralis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilodes
Species:
S. littoralis
Binomial name
Stenoptilodes littoralis
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilus littoralis Butler, 1882
  • Platyptilia littoralis
  • Platyptilia rhynchophora Meyrick, 1888
  • Platyptilia inceptrix Meyrick, 1913
  • Platyptilia insularis Walsingham, 1907

Stenoptilodes littoralis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is only known from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. Though it is only known from the Hawaiian Islands, it may be an introduced species.

It is a highly variable species. Adults have two-lobed forewings and three-lobed hindwings, and very long legs.

The larvae of subspecies S. l. littoralis have been recorded on Geranium cariolinianum australe, while subspecies S. l. rhynchophora feeds on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium penduliflorurn, Vaccinium reticulatum and Vaccinium calycinum. The larvae are green and long and skinny.

Subspecies

  • Stenoptilodes littoralis littoralis (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
  • Stenoptilodes littoralis rhynchophora (Meyrick, 1888) (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7607843 entry