Sweet broom plume moth
Stenoptilodes brevipennis (Zeller, 1874)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The sweet broom plume moth (Stenoptilodes brevipennis) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 13 countries, including Bahamas, Bolivia and Cuba.
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Quick facts about the sweet broom plume moth
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 13 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the sweet broom plume moth live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The sweet broom plume moth is listed for 13 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the sweet broom plume moth endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sweet broom plume moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusStenoptilodes
- SpeciesStenoptilodes brevipennis (Zeller, 1874)
Synonyms Platyptilia brevipennis, Platyptilia crenulata, Stenoptilodes amrishi, Stenoptilodes crenulata
Relatives of the sweet broom plume moth
Other species in the same genus Stenoptilodes.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the sweet broom plume moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the sweet broom plume moth for 13 countries, including Bahamas, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador and French Guiana. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the sweet broom plume moth?
The sweet broom plume moth (Stenoptilodes brevipennis) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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