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
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]