Stenoptilia millieridactyla
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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. millieridactyla
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| Stenoptilia millieridactyla (Bruand, 1859)
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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.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July, with a small second generation in late August and early September in some years.[2]
From late August the larvae feed on Saxifraga ragosoi, meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata) and mossy saxifrage (Saxifraga hypnoides) including cultivars. They mine a number of leaves from the base upwards and hibernate in a hibernaculum in the heart of the plant. In spring, larvae feed externally on the plant and pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2][3][4]
Distribution[edit]
Stenoptilia millieridactyla is found in France, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland and Italy.[5] 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.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Fletcher, T. Bainbrigge; Price, F. N. (1940). "A New Irish Plume-Moth (Lep., Alucit.) With a Note on its Genitalia". The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 52 (new series) (3): 25 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Stenoptilia millieridactyla (Bruand, 1861)". UKmoths. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Stenoptilia millieridactylus (Bruand, 1861)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Stenoptilia millieridactylus (Bruand, 1861)". PESI Portal. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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