Stenoptilia lutescens

Species of plume moth

Stenoptilia lutescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. lutescens
Binomial name
Stenoptilia lutescens
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus lutescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Mimaesoptilus arvernicus Peyerimhoff, 1875
  • Stenoptilia grandis Chapman, 1908

Stenoptilia lutescens is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia, and on the island of Sardinia.

The length of the forewings is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing in May.[2]

The larvae feed on Gentiana lutea.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ papillons-fr
  3. ^ Stenoptilia at funet
  • lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Stenoptilia lutescens


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