Stenoptilodes antirrhina

Stenoptilodes antirrhina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilodes
Species:	S. antirrhina
Binomial name
	Stenoptilodes antirrhina; (Lange, 1940)
Synonyms
	Platyptilia antirrhina Lange, 1940;

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. Young larvae mine the leaves and later burrow into the stem, petioles, flowers or seed pods. The development to a full-grown larva takes three to five weeks. The species overwinters as an adult.^[2]

References[]

^ EPPO Reporting Service
^ "Stenoptilodes genus at Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

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[1] EPPO Reporting Service

[2] "Stenoptilodes genus at Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

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