Stenoptilia pterodactyla

Stenoptilia pterodactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Stenoptilia
Species: S. pterodactyla
Binomial name
Stenoptilia pterodactyla
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Alucita pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
  • Pterophorus fuscus Retzius, 1783
  • Alucita fuscodactyla Haworth, 1811
  • Alucita ptilodactyla Hübner, 1813

Stenoptilia pterodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe, North America, Anatolia, Iran[1] and China.[2]

The wingspan is 20–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Veronica chamaedrys.

References

  1. ↑ Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ New Recorded Species of Pterophoridae from China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.


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