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Stenoptilia zophodactylus

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Wikipedia Abstract

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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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  0.748 inches (.019 m)

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Blumea sylvatica (sambong)[1]
Centaurium erythraea (European centaury)[2]
Centaurium pulchellum (branched centaury)[1]
Gentiana asclepiadea (willow gentian)[1]
Gentianella diemensis[3]

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Citations

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♦ 1Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera), C. Gielis, Zool. Med. Leiden 80 (2006)
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 3Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0