Stenoptilia millieridactyla
Species of plume moth
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Stenoptilia millieridactyla, also known as the saxifrage plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1859. It is found in Europe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. millieridactyla |
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| Stenoptilia millieridactyla (Bruand, 1859) | |
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Description
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Gielis, C., 1996 provides a description.[2]
Adults are on wing in June and July, with a small second generation in late August and early September in some years.[3]
From late August the larvae feed on Saxifraga ragosoi, meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata) and mossy saxifrage (Saxifraga hypnoides) including cultivars.[3][4][5]
Distribution
Stenoptilia millieridactyla is found in France, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland and Italy.[6] Accidentally introduced to Great Britain in the 1960s and expanding its range. In Derbyshire the larvae have been found feeding on cultivars of mossy saxifrage in gardens.[5]
