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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Stenoptilia pterodactyla
Stenoptilia pterodactyla(Linnaeus, 1761)
  1. Pterophoridae
  2. Pterophorinae
  3. Platyptiliini
  4. Stenoptilia
  5.  pterodactyla
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TL: Sweden

Habitat

  • Meadows
  • Scrub
  • Woodland

Similar species

  • Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla
  • Stenoptilia zophodactylus
MU

20-28 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPernatuška rezekvítková
    EnglishBrown Plume
    FrançaisPtérophore ptérodactyle
    NederlandsEreprijsvedermot
    NorskTveskjeggveronikafjærmøll
    SlovenčinaPierkavec veronikový
    SuomeksiTädykesulkaperhonen
    SvenskaTeveronikefjädermott
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PlantaginaceaeVeronica chamaedrysGermander Speedwell
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Alucita pterodactylaLinnaeus, 1761
    Pterophorus fuscusRetzius, 1783
    Alucita fuscodactylaHaworth, 1811
    Alucita ptilodactylaHübner, 1813
    Mimaeseoptilus paludicolaWallengren, 1862
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

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Adult, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Adult, upperside.

Lesław UrbanekPoland, Skomielna Czarna

Adult.

Matthias BiereGermany

Larva.

Jarosław BuszkoPoland, Toruń-Rubinkowo

Pupa.

Jarosław BuszkoPoland, Toruń-Rubinkowo
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