| Stenoptilia aridus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. aridus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847) | |
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Stenoptilia aridus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and northern Africa and is a rare immigrant in more northern parts of Europe, including Belgium and Great Britain. It is also known from Central Asia, Yemen and Iran. [1]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in France.
The larvae feed on Misopates orontium and Kickxia spuria .
