Stenoptilodes brevipennis

Description

Stenoptilodes brevipennis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Uruguay, as well as most of the United States and southern Canada. The wingspan is 12–14 millimetres (0.47–0.55 in). Adults are on wing in January, March, April, May, July, November and December. The larvae feed on Mecardonia acuminata and Russelia equistiformis.