Biology:Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus
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Short description: Species of plume moth
| Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lepidoptera |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Pterophoridae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Stenoptilia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">S. stigmatodactylus |
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| Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus (Zeller, 1852)[1]
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Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in western, central and Mediterranean Europe, extending into Asia Minor and North Africa. It is also known from Iran,[2] Russia and Armenia.[3]
The wingspan is 17–23 mm.[4]
The larvae feed on Thymus vulgaris, Scabiosa ochroleuca, Scabiosa lucida and Knautia arvensis.[5] They eat the blossoms and the seeds. Pupation occurs on the stem of the host plant. A loose web surrounds the pupa.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7607819 entry
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