Stenoptilia pneumonanthes

Stenoptilia pneumonanthes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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).[1] It was first described by Friedrich Otto Büttner in 1880.

Its wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.[2]

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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