Stenoptilia pneumonanthes

Stenoptilia pneumonanthes
Stenoptilia pneumonanthes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species: S. pneumonanthes
Binomial name
Stenoptilia pneumonanthes
(Büttner, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Mimeseoptilus pneumonanthes Buttner, 1880
  • Stenoptilia arenbergeri Gibeaux, 1990
  • Stenoptilia nelorum Gibeaux, 1989

Stenoptilia pneumonanthes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in central Europe and Russia (the Caucasus).[1]

Its wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

Young larvae feed on the flowers and buds of Gentiana pneumonanthe and Gentiana cruciata. Later instars also feed on the flowers, but may also feed on foliage. Pupation takes place on the stem or part of the flower. The pupal stage lasts about 2 weeks.

References

  1. ^ Pterophoridae aus dem Kaukasus-Gebiet

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