Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus

Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilia
Species:	S. stigmatodactylus
Binomial name
Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus (Zeller, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
Pterophorus stigmatodactylus Zeller, 1852 Pterophorus oreodactylus Zeller, 1852

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

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
3. Pterophoridae aus dem Kaukasus-Gebiet
4. microlepidoptera.nl
5. Stenoptilia at funet