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Pterophoridae 63a0016 – 6122   Stenoptilodes brevipennis (Zeller, 1874)              Sweet Broom Plume Moth

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: 6121.1 - Stenoptilodes taprobanes and 6122 - S. brevipennis are very similar species that cannot realiably be identified by photographs. They require dissection and examination of genitalia (or DNA analysis) in order to be positively identified. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: brevipennis (Zeller, 1874) (Platyptilia) - MONA 1983: 6122 amrishi Makhan, 1994 (Stenoptilodes) crenulata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) (Platyptilia)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Zeller, P.C., 1874. Lepidoptera der Westküste Amerika’s. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 24: 442.

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