Stenoptilodes littoralis

Stenoptilodes littoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilodes
Species:	S. littoralis
Binomial name
Stenoptilodes littoralis (Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
Platyptilus littoralisButler, 1882 Platyptilia littoralis Platyptilia rhynchophoraMeyrick, 1888 Platyptilia inceptrixMeyrick, 1913 Platyptilia insularisWalsingham, 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.

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 .

Subspecies

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

External links

• Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
• "Stenoptilodes littoralis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Archived from the original September 16, 2006. Moths of the Alaka`i Swamp. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. Retrieved November 22, 2017.