Moth? - Stenoptilodes - BugGuide.Net

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… Charley Eiseman, 11 August, 2018 - 6:39pm

And our Plume Moth Experts Says...........

.... "It could also be brevipennis. Males you really have to dissect. Females you can look for lateral scale tufts near the genital opening (ventral) to distinguish brevipennis from taprobanes."

This is from Debbie Matthews, who referees the Pterophoridae (plume moths) at MPG. She can't see in the photo the necessary detail, so it would be best to call this Stenoptilodes sp.

… Bob Patterson, 12 April, 2006 - 11:18am

Stenoptilodes species

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… Robin McLeod, 15 April, 2006 - 7:28pm

Absolutely wonderful

of you and Debbie to ID this so far. Since there is no page for Stenoptilodes, I'll leave it where it is. Thank you so much. By the way, I still have it if you want to examine it. :-) My camera won't get a better photo.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley

… Carla Finley, 12 April, 2006 - 12:36pm

Possible 6121.1 -- Plume Moth -- Stenoptilodes taprobanes

....I'll try to get a more positive ID

… Bob Patterson, 12 April, 2006 - 9:43am

Thank you Bob

I would be grateful.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley

… Carla Finley, 12 April, 2006 - 9:56am

Pterophorid

Looks like a Pterophorid moth.
e.g.
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 11 April, 2006 - 11:05pm

Hi Sean,

Yes, I just saw yours. But you said yours was large. They must come in different sizes. Mine was so small, my camera could barely handle it.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley

… Carla Finley, 11 April, 2006 - 11:08pm

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Yep, this is a large family with many species in North America (146 in my book, excluding Mexico).
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 12 April, 2006 - 8:19am