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Stilbosis lonchocarpella

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Stilbosis lonchocarpella
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S. lonchocarpella
Binomial name
Stilbosis lonchocarpella
Busck, 1934

Stilbosis lonchocarpella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1934. It is found in Cuba and mainland North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Lonchocarpus sericeus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Stilbosis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Nearctic Walshiidae Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)