Stenoptilodes taprobanes

Stenoptilodes taprobanes R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
(one synonym : Amblyptilia seeboldi Hofmann, 1898)
PTEROPHORINAE, PTEROPHORIDAE, PTEROPHORIOIDEA

The Caterpillars of this species have been reported feeding on a variety of plants, including :

Polka Dot Plant ( Hypoestes betsiliensis, ACANTHACEAE ),

Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum, ERICACEAE ),

Wild Basil ( Clinopodium vulgare, LAMIACEAE ),

Snapdragons ( Antirrhinum majus, PLANTAGINACEAE ), and

Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Pupa.

The adult moth has a wingspan between 1 and 2 cms.

The species has been found around the world, in

and in Australia, the species has been found in

male, drawing by R. Felder & A. F. Rogenhofer, listed as Amblyptilia taprobanes,
Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde,
Band 2, Abtheilung 2 (5) (1875), Plate CXL, fig. 54,
image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Smithsonian Libraries.

Further reading :

Rudolf Felder & Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer,
Zoologischer Theil: Lepidoptera,
Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde,
Band 2, Abtheilung 2 (5) (1875), list of Plate 140, and also Plate 140, No. 54.

Australian
Australian Butterflies

Australian
Australian Moths

(updated 31 October 2012, 25 July 2018, 1 January 2021)