Lioptilodes albistriolatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Lioptilodes |
| Species: | L. albistriolatus
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| Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1877)
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Lioptilodes albistriolatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. In South America and Central America it has been recorded from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and Puerto Rico. It is also present in North America, where it is known from Mexico, California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The intensity of the color and markings is variable. Adults are on wing in January, February, March, May, June, August, November and December.
The larvae feed on various Asteraceae species, including , Erigeron strigosus, Conyza bonariensis, , Conyza canadensis, Diplostephium ericoides, Baccharis salicifolia, , , , , Minasia species, , Symphyotrichum elliottii, and Solidago odora. They feed inside the flower heads.[1]
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External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
- "460054.00 – 6120 – Lioptilodes albistriolatus – (Zeller, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
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