Stilbosis lonchocarpella
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Species: | S. lonchocarpella
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Stilbosis lonchocarpella Busck, 1934
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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
- ^ Stilbosis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Nearctic Walshiidae Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)