Stenoptilia orites explained

Stenoptilia orites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in New Zealand.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Senecio[1] and Brachyglottis species.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lepidoptera of Danseys Pass, Otago . 2011-07-04 . 2011-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929181318/http://www.ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/free_issues/NZEnto07_3_1982/Volume%207-3-332-336.pdf . dead .
  2. http://www.linz.govt.nz/sites/default/files/docs/crownproperty/high-country-leases/leaselist/cluden-crr-pt1.pdf Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review