Stenoptilia islandicus
Stenoptilia islandicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia.
| Stenoptilia islandicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. islandicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857) | |
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The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Saxifraga species, including Saxifraga oppositifolia and Saxifraga aizoides.
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