Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla

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Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. bipunctidactyla
Binomial name
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena bipunctidactylaScopoli, 1763
    • Alucita mictodactylaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    • Pterophorus hodgkinsoniiGregson, 1868
    • Pterophorus hirundodactylaGregson, 1871
    • Pterophorus plagiodactylusStainton, 1851
    • Pterophorus serotinusZeller, 1852
    • Pterophorus scabiodactylaGregson, 1871
    • Stenoptilia succisaeGibeaux & Nel, 1991
    • Stenoptilia tourlaniGibeaux, 1992

Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla, also known as the twin-spot plume is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family found in North Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian physician and naturalist, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. [1] It is one of four similar looking moths.

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Description

The wingspan is 17–25 mm. [2] The moths fly from dusk, in two overlapping generations from March to October, depending on location. [3] They are also attracted to light. [2]

Similar species

This moth may be an aggregate of species with similar looking wings and is part of the Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla group of four species which all look similar. The other moths of this group are, [3]

See Gielis, C., 1996. Pterophoridae [4]

Figs Figs 9, 9a, 9b, 9c larvae in various stages of growth 9d attacked food plant (Scabiosa columbaria) Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths Plate CLXIII.jpg
Figs Figs 9, 9a, 9b, 9c larvae in various stages of growth 9d attacked food plant (Scabiosa columbaria)
Early stages

The larvae feed on devil's-bit scabious ( Succisa pratensis ), common toadflax ( Linaria vulgaris ), weasel's snout ( Misopates orontium ), small scabious ( Scabiosa columbaria ) and widow flower ( Knautia species). There are differences in the early and intermediate larval instars which may be two different species or the variation may be due to diet, season or normal variation within the species. Larvae found on one foodplant can be reared on the other foodplant. They overwinter as an early instar. Spring generation larvae feed within a stem and some, later in a folded leaf, while the summer generation feed in the flowers. [2]

Pupae are attached to the larval foodplant or to a nearby stem. [2]

Distribution

The twin-spot plume is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, North Africa and Iran. [5]

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<i>Gillmeria ochrodactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Stenoptilia pterodactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Platyptilia gonodactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Amblyptilia acanthadactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Stenoptilia zophodactylus</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Stenoptilia</i> Plume moth genus

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<i>Platyptilia isodactylus</i> Species of plume moth

Platyptilia isodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in China, Europe and was introduced to Australia and New Zealand for biological control. It was first described by the German entomologists, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.

<i>Lantanophaga pusillidactyla</i> Species of plume moth

Lantanophaga pusillidactyla, the lantana plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America.

<i>Amblyptilia punctidactyla</i> Species of plume moth

Amblyptilia punctidactyla, also known as the brindled plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found across the Palearctic. The species was first described by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

<i>Adaina microdactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Platyptilia tesseradactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Oxyptilus parvidactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Crombrugghia distans</i> Species of plume moth

Crombrugghia distans, also known as the Breckland plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.

<i>Platyptilia calodactyla</i> Species of plume moth

Platyptilia calodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Stenoptilia annadactyla, also known as the small scabious plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was first described by Reinhard Sutter in 1988 and is found in Europe.

<i>Stenoptilia millieridactyla</i> Species of plume moth

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.

Merrifieldia tridactyla, also known as the western thyme plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758. It is known from most of Europe, as well as North Africa and Asia Minor.

References

  1. ↑ "Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kimber, Ian. "Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)". UKmoths. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Gielis, C., 1996. Pterophoridae. - In P. Huerner, O. Karsholt and L. Lyneborg (eds): Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222. ISBN 87-88757-36-6 ISSN 1395-9506
  5. ↑ Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine


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