Stenoptilodes antirrhina
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. antirrhina |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilodes antirrhina (Lange, 1940) | |
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Stenoptilodes antirrhina, the snapdragon plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from California in the United States, but also from greenhouses in the south-eastern U.S. that have received cuttings of snapdragon from California.[1]
The wingspan is 15–25 mm.
The larvae feed on Antirrhinum species (including Antirrhinum majus), as well as Pelargonium x hortorum.[2]
References
- ^ EPPO Reporting Service
- ^ "Stenoptilodes genus at Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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