Stenoptilia millieridactyla

Stenoptilia millieridactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species: S. millieridactyla
Binomial name
Stenoptilia millieridactyla
(Bruand, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Stenoptilia millieridactylus
  • Pterophorus millieridactyla Bruand d'Uzelle, 1861
  • Stenoptilia saxifragae Fletcher & Pierce, 1940

Stenoptilia millieridactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Great Britain, Ireland, France, the Iberian Peninsula and Italy.

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July, with a small second generation in late August and early September in some years.

The larvae feed on Saxifraga hypnoides. They mine a number of leaves from the base upwards. The larva hibernates in a hibernaculum in the heart of the plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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