Stenoptilia Graphodactyla

Stenoptilia graphodactyla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilia
Species:	S. graphodactyla
Binomial name
	Stenoptilia graphodactyla; (Treitschke, 1833)
Synonyms
	Alucita graphodactyla Treitschke, 1833;

Short description: Species of plume moth

Stenoptilia graphodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain , Belgium, Germany , Poland , the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland , Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania.^[1] It is also known from Russia (the West Siberian plain).^[2]

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Gentiana species, including Gentiana lutea, Gentiana verna, Gentiana clusii, Gentiana asclepiadea and Gentiana pneumonanthe.^[3]

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ "Pterophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". http://szmn.sbras.ru/old/Lepidop/Pteroph.htm.
↑ Stenoptilia at funet

External links

Lepiforum e.V.

Wikidata ☰ Q7607767 entry

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "Pterophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". http://szmn.sbras.ru/old/Lepidop/Pteroph.htm.

[3] Stenoptilia at funet