Lioptilodes albistriolatus

Lioptilodes albistriolatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. In South America and Central America it has been recorded from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and Puerto Rico. It is also present in North America, where it is known from Mexico, California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

Lioptilodes albistriolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Lioptilodes
Species:
L. albistriolatus
Binomial name
Lioptilodes albistriolatus
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Mimeseoptilus albistriolatus Zeller, 1877
  • Lioptilodes parvus (Walsingham, 1880)
  • Lioptilus parvus Walsingham, 1880
  • Pterophorus parvus
  • Stenoptilia insperata Meyrick, 1921
  • Stenoptilia trigonometra Meyrick, 1931
  • Stenoptilia partiseca Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The intensity of the color and markings is variable. Adults are on wing in January, February, March, May, June, August, November and December.

The larvae feed on various Asteraceae species, including Erigeron maximus, Erigeron strigosus, Conyza bonariensis, Conyza primulifolia, Conyza canadensis, Diplostephium ericoides, Baccharis salicifolia, Baccharis trinervis, Baccharis discolor, Baccharis serratula, Senecio pinnatus, Minasia species, Noticastrum decumbens, Symphyotrichum elliottii, Symphyotrichum subulatus and Solidago odora. They feed inside the flower heads.[1]

References
  1. Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
  • "460054.00 – 6120 – Lioptilodes albistriolatus – (Zeller, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  • Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).


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