Stenoptilia pneumonanthes

Stenoptilia pneumonanthes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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, also known as the gentian plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in central Europe and Russia (the Caucasus). It was first described by Friedrich Otto Büttner in 1880.

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

References

  1. ^ Pterophoridae aus dem Kaukasus-Gebiet
  2. ^ Ellis, W N. "Stenoptilia pneumonanthes (Büttner, 1880) gentian plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 9 July 2020.


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