Espinoza-Donoso SebastiÁn, Parra Luis E, GonzÁlez-Espinoza CristÓbal, Vargas-Ortiz Marcelo, Vargas HÉctor A
Departamento de Recursos Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Casilla 6-D, Arica, Chile.
Zootaxa. 2018 Aug 28;4462(3):415-425. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.3.7.
Stenoptilodes juanfernandicus Gielis, 1991 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) was described from the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile; it was subsequently recorded from the Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Its larva and pupa are described and illustrated for the first time with the aid of light and scanning electron microscopy. Descriptions are based on specimens collected as larvae displaying cryptic coloration feeding on inflorescences of Verbena hispida Ruiz Pav. (Verbenaceae) in the Andes of northern Chile. Several differences were found with the larva and pupa of congeneric representatives, suggesting that immature morphology should be further explored to assess its value in the taxonomy and systematics of Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 1958. Verbena hispida is the first host plant recorded for S. juanfernandicus, a finding that will be helpful to further explore different Neotropical environments to better characterize the geographic range of this plume moth.
窄翅羽蛾（Stenoptilodes juanfernandicus Gielis，1991）于智利的胡安·费尔南德斯群岛被描述（鳞翅目：羽蛾科）；随后在加拉帕戈斯群岛和厄瓜多尔大陆有记录。借助光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜首次对其幼虫和蛹进行了描述和图示。描述基于在智利北部安第斯山脉以硬毛马鞭草（Verbena hispida Ruiz Pav.，马鞭草科）花序为食、具有保护色的幼虫阶段所采集的标本。发现其幼虫和蛹与同属代表存在若干差异，这表明应进一步探索幼虫形态，以评估其在1958年齐默尔曼窄翅羽蛾属分类学和系统学中的价值。硬毛马鞭草是首次记录的窄翅羽蛾寄主植物，这一发现将有助于进一步探索不同的新热带环境，以更好地界定这种羽蛾的地理分布范围。
