Stenoptilodes littoralis

Stenoptilodes littoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilodes
Species:	S. littoralis
Binomial name
	Stenoptilodes littoralis; (Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
	Platyptilus littoralis Butler, 1882; Platyptilia littoralis; Platyptilia rhynchophora Meyrick, 1888; Platyptilia inceptrix Meyrick, 1913; Platyptilia insularis Walsingham, 1907;

Stenoptilodes littoralis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is only known from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. Though it is only known from the Hawaiian Islands, it may be an introduced species.

It is a highly variable species. Adults have two-lobed forewings and three-lobed hindwings, and very long legs.

The larvae of subspecies S. l. littoralis have been recorded on , while subspecies S. l. rhynchophora feeds on Vaccinium species, including , Vaccinium reticulatum and . The larvae are green and long and skinny.

Subspecies[]

Stenoptilodes littoralis littoralis (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
Stenoptilodes littoralis rhynchophora (Meyrick, 1888) (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii)

External links[]

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
"Stenoptilodes littoralis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Archived from the original September 16, 2006. Moths of the Alaka`i Swamp. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

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