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Pterophoridae 63a0018 – 6121.1   Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)              Sri Lanka Plume Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Acanthaceae Asteraceae Hydrophyllaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Gentianaceae Lamiaceae Orobanchaceae[Scrop..  Host genera: Antirrhinum Campylanthus Centipeda Clinopodium Desmodium Hydrolea Hypoestes Lantana Limnophila Ocimu...  Host extended: seed heads (Kimball 1965).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: 63a0016 Stenoptilodes brevipennis: cannot reliably be separated by photographs. It requires dissection and examination of genitalia (or DNA analysis) for positive identifiction. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (Amblyptilia) - MONA 1983: [NEW] brachymorpha (Meyrick, 1888) (Platyptilia) legrandi (Bigot, 1962) (Platyptilia) seeboldi (Hofmann, 1898) (Platyptilia) terlizzii (Turati, 1926) (Platyptilia) vittata Service, 1966 (Stenoptilodes) zavatterii (Hartig, 1953) (Amblyptilia)

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. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. 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

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