Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Stenoptilia |
Species: | S. bipunctidactyla |
Binomial name | |
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763) | |
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Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, North Africa and Iran.[1]
The wingspan is 17–25 mm.[2] The moths fly from March to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Succisa pratensis, Linaria vulgaris, Weasel's snout and Knautia species.
References
- ↑ Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
- ↑ Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
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