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Stenoptilia gratiolae

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Stenoptilia gratiolae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. gratiolae
Binomial name
Stenoptilia gratiolae
Gibeaux & Nel, 1990
Synonyms
  • Stenoptilia paludicola auct., nec Wallengren, 1862

Stenoptilia gratiolae is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae.[1] It is found in many countries throughout Eurasia, including Jordan, western Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Sweden, and Norway.[2]

The wingspan is 19–22 mm.

The larvae feed on Gratiola officinalis.

References

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  1. ^ Gielis, Cees (2003-01-01). Catalogue of the Superfamily Pterophoroidea. Brill. pp. 10–106. doi:10.1163/9789004475373_004. ISBN 978-90-04-47537-3.
  2. ^ Fazekas, Imre (2006). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Pterophoriden-Fauna Ungarns, Nr. 9. Stenoptilia Hübner, 1825 Aufzeichnungen, Nr. 3: Stenoptilien-Fauna Ungarns (Microlepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Folia historico-naturalia Musei Matraensis (in Hungarian). 30: 231–245. ISSN 0134-1243.