Stenoptilia graphodactyla explained

Stenoptilia graphodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, Belgium, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania.[1] It is also known from Russia (the West Siberian plain).[2]

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Gentiana species, including Gentiana lutea, Gentiana verna, Gentiana clusii, Gentiana asclepiadea and Gentiana pneumonanthe.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014211234/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438222 Fauna Europaea
  2. Web site: Pterophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum . 2011-06-22 . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722130746/http://szmn.sbras.ru/old/Lepidop/Pteroph.htm . dead .
  3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pterophoroidea/pterophoridae/pterophorinae/stenoptilia/index.html Stenoptilia at funet

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