Stictoptera hironsi

Stictoptera hironsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Euteliidae
Genus:
Stictoptera
Species:
S. hironsi
Binomial name
Stictoptera hironsi
Barnett, Emms & Holloway, 1998

Stictoptera hironsi, the St. Valentine's Day moth, is a moth of the family Euteliidae. It was described by L. K. Barnett, C. W. Emms and J. D. Holloway in 1998 and is endemic to the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

The larvae probably feed on Calophyllum inophyllum.

Etymology

The capture of one of the paratypes on February 14 led to the species being described as the St Valentine's Day moth.[1]

References

  1. ^ Nuttall, Nick. Amateur helps to identify new moth species. The Times June 9, 1997, page 5
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  • Barnett, L. K.; Emms, C. W. & Holloway, J. D. (July 1, 1999). "The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography". Journal of Natural History. 33 (7): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/002229399300065.


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