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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. graphodactyla
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| Stenoptilia graphodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
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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]
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "Pterophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ Stenoptilia at funet
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