Stenoptilia veronicae

Stenoptilia veronicae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Fennoscandia, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and northern Russia.

Stenoptilia veronicae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. veronicae
Binomial name
Stenoptilia veronicae
Karvonen, 1932[1]
Synonyms
  • Stenoptilia agutsana Ustjuzhanin, 1996

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Veronica longifolia.[2]

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