Stenoptilodes taprobanes/brevipennis
Stenoptilodes taprobanes/brevipennis: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/18589
Synonyms
Hodges #6121.1  Hodges #6122  Narrow Plume Moth Complex  Stenoptilodes brevipennis  Stenoptilodes brevipennis Complex  Stenoptilodes taprobanes 
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21 Records

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Description

"Stenoptilodes taprobanes and S. brevipennis are very similar species that cannot reliably be identified by photographs. They require dissection and examination of genitalia (or DNA analysis) in order to be positively identified" (Roger Downer/BAMONA).

"Males you really have to dissect. Females you can look for lateral scale tufts near the genital opening (ventral) to distinguish brevipennis from taprobanes" (Debbie Matthews via BugGuide).

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Source: Wikipedia

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