Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilia
Species:	S. zophodactylus
Binomial name
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1840
Synonyms
Pterophorus loewii Zeller, 1847 Pterophorus zophodactylus Duponchel, 1840 Pterophorus canalis Walker, 1864 Mimeseoptilus semicostata Zeller, 1873

Stenoptilia zophodactylus is a species of moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Europe, North America, South America (Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay), Australia, South Africa, India^[1] and Iran.^[2]

The wingspan is 16–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Centaurium species (including Centaurium erythraea, Centaurium venusta and Centaurium littoralis), Blackstonia (including Blackstonia perfoliata), Gentiana species (including Gentiana lutea), Gentianella germanica, Gentianella diemensis, Sopubia trifida and Blumea balsamifera.^[3]

References

1. Markku Savela (September 9, 2005). "Stenoptilia genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
2. Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
3. Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Stenoptilia zophodactylus". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-23.

External links

• Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)