Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Stenoptilia zophodactylus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stenoptilia Rank Species | |
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Similar Stenoptilia, Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla, Stenoptilia pterodactyla, Oidaematophorus, Stenoptilodes taprobanes | ||
Stenoptilia zophodactylus is a species of moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Europe, North America, South America (Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay), Australia, South Africa, India and Iran.
The wingspan is 16–23 mm.
The larvae feed on Centaurium species (including Centaurium erythraea, Centaurium venusta and Centaurium littoralis), Blackstonia (including Blackstonia perfoliata), Gentiana species (including Gentiana lutea), Gentianella germanica, Gentianella diemensis, Sopubia trifida and Blumea balsamifera.
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