Stenoptilia aridus
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Stenoptilia |
Species: | S. aridus
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Binomial name | |
Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847)
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Stenoptilia aridus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and northern Africa and is a rare immigrant in more northern parts of Europe, including Belgium and Great Britain. It is also known from Central Asia, Yemen and Iran.[1]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in France.
The larvae feed on Misopates orontium and Kickxia spuria.
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