Biology:Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla

Short description: Species of plume moth

Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilia
Species:	S. pelidnodactyla
Binomial name
Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla (Stein, 1837)
Synonyms
Alucita pelidnodactyla Stein, 1837 Stenoptila pelidnodactyla ab. alpinalis Burmann, 1954 Stenoptilia bigoti Gibeaux, 1986 Stenoptilia gibeauxi J. Nel, 1989 Stenoptilia cerdanica Nel & Gibeaux, 1990 Stenoptilia cebennica Nel & Gibeaux, 1990 Stenoptilia mercantourica Nel & Gibeaux, 1990 Stenoptilia brigantiensis Nel & Gibeaux, 1992 Stenoptilia buvati Nel & Gibeaux, 1992

Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Greece, Lithuania and Ukraine .

The wingspan is 16–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata), mossy saxifrage (Saxifraga bryoides), Saxifraga pedemontana, Saxifraga moschata, Saxifraga nervosa, Saxifraga prostii, Saxifraga exarata, Saxifraga aquatica, Saxifraga geranioides and Plantago sempervirens.

External links

• lepiforum.de

Wikidata ☰ Q13654187 entry