Stilbosis lonchocarpella

Stilbosis lonchocarpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Stilbosis
Species: S. lonchocarpella
Binomial name
Stilbosis lonchocarpella
Busck, 1934

Stilbosis lonchocarpella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by 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]

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