Stenoptilia islandicus, also known as the mountain plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1857.
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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. islandicus
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| Stenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857)
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Description edit
The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of saxifrages (Saxifraga species), including purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) and yellow saxifrage (Saxifraga aizoides).
Distribution edit
It is known from Finland, Iceland, Norway, Scotland (from one mountain), Sweden and northern Russia.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "45.018 [B&F: 1508a] Mountain Plume (Stenoptilia islandicus) (Staudinger, 1857)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Stenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. p. 191. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
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