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Pterophoridae 63a0015 – 6119   Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)              Lantana Plume Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Euphorbiaceae Lamiaceae Lentibulariaceae Verbenaceae.  Host genera: Caperonia Lantana Lippia Mentha Phyla Utricularia.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) (Oxyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6119; TL: Jamaica. hemimetra (Meyrick, 1886) (Platyptilia) lantana (Busck, 1914) (Platyptilia) lantanadactyla (Amsel, 1951) (Platyptilia) technidion (Zeller, 1877) (Platyptilia) teleacma (Meyrick, 1932) (Platyptilia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Gielis, C., 2006. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80-2 (1): 1-290. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 30: 933.

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