Additions to the plume moth fauna of The Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species Author Matthews, Deborah L. Author Miller, Jacqueline Y. Author Simon, Mark J. Author Goss, Gary J. text Insecta Mundi 2019 2019-06-07 708 708 1 35 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.3673602 a6c229ee-b814-4e3f-b836-a9209628f6b6 1942-1354 3673602 1A8C637A-412B-41E9-8395-EA92FA40A239 Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875) Fig. 6 , 39 Diagnosis. Distinguishable from S. brevipennis by genitalia only, as noted above. Valvae of male genitalia with blunt tipped cucullus; phallus short and stout; uncus length similar or less than that of anellus arms ( Bahamas male not available, see illustration in Gielis (2006)) . Female genitalia without lateral lobes flanking ostium and with ductus bursae separated from quadrate antrum by a slight constriction ( Fig. 39 ). Pinned material examined. BAHAMAS : Abaco : South Abaco , Schooner Bay, coppice trail, 26.167000°, −77.181167°, 30.x.2014 , DLM, JYM, MJS, RMR ( 1 ♀ ); Grand Bahama Island : vic. Barbary Beach , 26.558526°, −78.536983°, 26.x.2014 , DLM, JYM, MJS, RMR ( 1 ♀ , slide DM 2157) . Life history. Larvae are known to feed on several plant families, especially belonging to the order Lamiales ( Matthews and Lott 2005 ) . Known host genera throughout the range which also occur in The Bahamas include: Bacopa and Veronica L. ( Lamiales : Plantaginaceae ), Scutellaria L. ( Lamiales : Lamiaceae ), and Samolus L. ( Ericales : Primulaceae ). The specimen from Grand Bahama Island was collected in the vicinity of Scutellaria havanensis along with S. brevipennis , and P. flinti . Distribution. The species has been recorded from all faunal regions within subtropical and tropical zones. In The Bahamas it is known from Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands.