Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Stenoptilia islandicus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stenoptilia Rank Species | |
Similar Hellinsia tephradactyla, Oxyptilus pilosellae, Stenoptilia zophodactylus, Stenoptilia | ||
Stenoptilia islandicus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia.
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Saxifraga species, including Saxifraga oppositifolia and Saxifraga aizoides.
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