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Stenoptilia islandicus

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Stenoptilia islandicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. islandicus
Binomial name
Stenoptilia islandicus
(Staudinger, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus islandicus Staudinger, 1857
  • Pterophorus pelidnodactylus var. borealis Wocke, 1864

Stenoptilia islandicus, also known as the mountain plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1857.

Description

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The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of saxifrages (Saxifraga species), including purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) and yellow saxifrage (Saxifraga aizoides).

Distribution

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It is known from Finland, Iceland, Norway, Scotland (from one mountain), Sweden and northern Russia.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "45.018 [B&F: 1508a] Mountain Plume (Stenoptilia islandicus) (Staudinger, 1857)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Stenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. p. 191. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
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