| Stenoptilia islandicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. islandicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857) | |
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Stenoptilia islandicus, also known as the mountain plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1857.
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. [1] Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of saxifrages ( Saxifraga species), including purple saxifrage ( Saxifraga oppositifolia ) and yellow saxifrage ( Saxifraga aizoides ).
It is known from Finland, Iceland, Norway, Scotland (from one mountain), Sweden and northern Russia. [2] [3]
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