| Stenoptilia orites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. orites |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilia orites | |
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Stenoptilia orites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in New Zealand.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Senecio [2] and Brachyglottis species. [3]
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