Stenoptilia graphodactyla

Stenoptilia graphodactyla
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • Alucita graphodactyla Treitschke, 1833

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.[2] It is also known from Russia (the West Siberian plain).[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Stenoptilia graphodactyla". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ "Pterophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  4. ^ Stenoptilia at funet


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