Stenoptilodes littoralis

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Stenoptilodes littoralis
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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 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. 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


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