Biology:Stenoptilia orites

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Stenoptilia orites
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. orites
Binomial name
Stenoptilia orites
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mimaeseoptilus orites Meyrick, 1884

Stenoptilia orites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in New Zealand.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Senecio[2] and Brachyglottis species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7607800 entry