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Stenoptilia Hübner, [1825]
Stenoptilia Hübner, [1825]; , TS: Alucita pterodactyla
Mimaeseoptilus Wallengren, 1862; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. (N.F.) 3 (7): 18, TS: Alucita mictodactyla
= ; [NACL, 87]
Mimeseoptilus Zeller, 1867; (emend.)
Adkinia Tutt, 1905; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 17: 37, TS: Phalaena bipunctidactyla
= ; [NACL, 87]
Mimaesoptilus ; Snellen, 1884, (missp.)
Adkina ; Yano, 1963, (missp.)
Stenoptilia (Platyptiliinae) ; [NACL, 87]

Stenoptilia graphodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
SWEU, CEU. See [About maps] Alucita graphodactyla Treitschke, 1833; Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, 233

Larva on Gentiana, G. lutea, G. verna, G. clusii, G. asclepiadea, G. pneumonanthe [ME1]


Stenoptilia pneumonantahes (Büttner, 1880)
NEU, CEU. See [About maps] Mimeseoptilus pneumonantahes Büttner, 1880; Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 41: 472
Stenoptilia nelorum Gibeaux, 1989; Alexanor 15 Suppl.: [13]
Stenoptilia arenbergeri Gibeaux, 1990; Bull. Ass. Nat. Val. Loing Massif Fontainebleau 66: 220
Stenoptilia pneumonanthes [SVF]

Larva on Gentiana pneumonanthe, G. cruciata [ME1]


Stenoptilia gratiolae Gibeaux & Nel, 1990
CEU. See [About maps] Stenoptilia gratiolae Gibeaux & Nel, 1990; Bull. Ass. Nat. Val. Loing Massif Fontainebleau 65: 200
Stenoptilia paludicola auct. nec Wallengren, 1862; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. (N.F) 3(7): 18

Larva on Gratiola officinalis [ME1]


fiStenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
EU, Asia Minor, Nearctic. See [About maps] Tädykesulkaperhonen
Alucita pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761; Fauna Svecica, 370
Pterophorus fuscus Retzius, 1783; Caroli de Geerii genera et species Insectorum, 35
= ; [NACL, #6143]
Alucita fuscodactyla Haworth, 1811; Lepidoptera Britannica III: 476
= ; [NACL, #6143]
Alucita ptilodactyla Hübner, [1813]
= ; [NACL, #6143]
Mimaeseoptilus paludicola Wallengren, 1862; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. (N.F) 3(7): 18
= ; [NACL, #6143]
Stenoptilia pterodactyla [SVF]
Stenoptilia pterodactyla [Ian Kimber]
Stenoptilia pterodactyla ; [NACL, #6143]

Larva on Veronica chamaedrys [ME1]


Stenoptilia mannii (Zeller, 1852)
Balkans, Asia Minor, Iraq. See [About maps] Pterophorus mannii Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 1: 375
Stenoptilia megalochra Meyrick, 1927; A revised handbook of British Lepidoptera, 570

fiStenoptilia veronicae Karvonen, 1932
NEU, Poland, Baltic. See [About maps] Stenoptilia veronicae Karvonen, 1932; Notul. Ent. 12: 79
Stenoptilia veronicae [SVF]

Larva on Veronica longifolia [ME1]


fiStenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
EU, Asia Minor, Syria, NAF. See [About maps] Phalaena bipunctidactyla Scopoli, 1763; Entomologica Carniolica exhibens insecta carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species varietates methodo Linnaeana, 257
Alucita mictodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend, 320
Pterophorus hodgkinsonii Gregson, 1868; Tijdschr. voor Entomologie 11: 178
Pterophorus hirundodactyla Gregson, 1871; Entomologist 4: 364
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla [SVF]
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla [Ian Kimber]

Larva on Knautia arvensis, Scabiosa columbaria, Scabiosa pyrenaica, Linaria vulgaris, Succisa pratensis, Misopates orontium [ME1]


Stenoptilia tourlani Gibeaux, 1993

Stenoptilia plagiodactylus (Stainton, 1851)
Pterophorus plagiodactylus Stainton, 1851; A supplemenetary Catalogue of British Tineina and Pterphorini, 28

Stenoptilia serotinus (Zeller, 1852)
Pterophorus serotinus Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 1: 361
Stenoptilia picardi Gibeaux, 1986; Alexanor 14: 328

Stenoptilia scabiodactylus (Gregson, 1871)
Pterophorus scabiodactylus Gregson, 1871; Entomologist 4: 363

Stenoptilia succisae Gibeaux & Nel, 1991
Stenoptilia succisae Gibeaux & Nel, 1991; Alexanor 17: 104

Stenoptilia mimula Gibeaux, 1985
Stenoptilia mimula Gibeaux, 1985; Ent. Gall. 1: 246

Stenoptilia bigoti Gibeaux, 1986
Spain. See [About maps] Stenoptilia bigoti Gibeaux, 1986; Alexanor 14: 332

Stenoptilia eborinodactyla Zagulajev, 1986

Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847)
Mediterranean, Northern Africa. See [About maps] Pterophorus aridus Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 12: 904
Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla var. grisescens Schawerda, 1933; Z. Öst. EntVer. 18: 74
Stenoptilia csanadyi Gozmány, 1959; Ann. Hist. Nat. Mus. Nat. Hungar. 51: 367
Stenoptilia gallobritannidactyla Gibeaux, 1985; Ent. Gall. 1: 248

Larva on Succisa pratensis, Erinus alpinus, Linaria origanifolia, Antirrhinum orontium, Coris monspeliensis [ME1]


Stenoptilia elkefi Arenberger, 1984
Mediterranean, Asia Minor, Jordan. See [About maps] Stenoptilia elkefi Arenberger, 1984; Z. ArbGem. Öst. Ent. 36: 10

Larva on Scabiosa atropurpurea [ME1]


Stenoptilia lucasi Arenberger, 1990
Greece, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Stenoptilia lucasi Arenberger, 1990; Nota lepid. 13: 101

Stenoptilia annadactyla Sutter, 1988
CEU. See [About maps] Stenoptilia annadactyla Sutter, 1988; Reichenbachia 25: 181
Stenoptilia annickana Gibeaux, 1989; Bull. Ass. Nat. Vall. Loing Massif Fontainebleau 64: 222

Larva on Scabiosa columbaria [ME1]


fiStenoptilia pelidnodactyla (Stein, 1837)
EU. See [About maps] Alucita pelidnodactyla Stein, 1837; 98
Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla [SVF]

Larva on Saxifraga granulata, Saxifraga bryoides, S. pedemontana, S. moschata, S. nervosa, S. prostii, S. exarata, S. aquatica, S. geranioides, Plantago sempervirens [ME1]


Stenoptilia brigantiensis Nel & Gibeaux, 1990
French Alps Stenoptilia brigantiensis Nel & Gibeaux, 1990; Ent. Gall. 2: 53
Stenoptilia buvati Nel & Gibeaux, 1992; Ent. Gall. 3: 56

Larva on Saxifraga exarata, S. moschata [ME1]


Stenoptilia alpinalis Burmann, 1954
Austria. See [About maps] Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla ssp. alpinalis Burmann, 1954; Z. Wien. Ent. Ges. 35: 187

Stenoptilia gibeauxi Nel, 1989
Stenoptilia gibeauxi Nel, 1989; Alexanor 15: 468

Why are these guys reusing the same names in so closely related groups? Gets very confusing, see Oxyptilus gibeauxi


Stenoptilia mercantourica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991
Stenoptilia mercantourica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991; Ent. Gall 2: 134

Stenoptilia cebennica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991
Stenoptilia cebennica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991; Ent. Gall 2: 134

Stenoptilia cerdanica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991
Stenoptilia cerdanica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991; Ent. Gall 2: 134

Stenoptilia reisseri Rebel, 1935
Spain. See [About maps] Stenoptilia reisseri Rebel, 1935; Z. Öst. EntVer. 20: 11

Stenoptilia hahni Arenberger, 1989
Spain. See [About maps] Stenoptilia hahni Arenberger, 1989; SHILAP 17: 327

Stenoptilia millieridactyla (Bruand, 1861)
Pterophorus millieridactyla Bruand, 1861; Annls Soc. Ent. Fr. 30: 36
Stenoptilia saxifragae Fletcher & Pierce, 1940; Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 52: 25
Stenoptilia millieridactyla [Ian Kimber]

Larva on Saxifraga continentalis, S. granulata, S. hypnoides [ME1]


fiStenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857)
Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden. See [About maps] Pterophorus islandicus Staudinger, 1857; Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 18: 280
Pterophorus borealis Wocke, 1864; Stettin. Ent. Ztg. 25: 217
Stenoptilia islandicus [SVF]

Larva on Saxifraga caespitosa, S. adscendens [ME1]


Stenoptilia parnasia Arenberger, 1986
Greece. See [About maps] Stenoptilia parnasia Arenberger, 1986; Z. ArbGem. Öst. Ent. 37: 80

Stenoptilia coprodactylus (Stainton, 1851)
SEU, CEU. See [About maps] Pterophorus coprodactylus Stainton, 1851; A supplemenetary Catalogue of British Tineina and Pterphorini, 28
Stenoptilia zalocrossa Meyrick, 1907; Entomologist's Mon. Mag. 43: 146
Stenoptilia pseudocoprodactyla Gibeaux, 1992; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 96: 467

[ME1] only "tentatively arranges" the taxon Stenoptilia pseudocoprodactyla under Stenoptilia coprodactylus , for later confirmation. I don't know what has happened to it since then --msa.

Larva on Gentiana verna, Gentiana acaulis, G. lutea [ME1]


Stenoptilia lutescens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
SWEU, CEU. See [About maps] Pterophorus lutescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1855; Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, 377
Mimaesoptilus arvernicus Peyerimhof, 1875; Petites Nouv. Ent. 7: 515
Stenoptilia grandis Chapman, 1908; Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1908(ii): 318

Larva on Gentiana lutea [ME1]


Stenoptilia nepetellae Bigot & Picard, 1983
Pyrenees, Corsica. See [About maps] Stenoptilia nepetellae Bigot & Picard, 1983; Alexanor 13: 21
Stenoptilia cyrnea Nel, 1991; Alexanor 17: 170

Larva on Nepeta nepetella, N. agrestis [ME1]


Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus (Zeller, 1852)
SEU, NAF, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Pterophorus stigmatodactylus Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 1: 374
Pterophorus oreodactylus Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 1: 374
Stenoptilia megalochroa Meyrick, 1930

Larva on Thymus vulgaris, Scabiosa ochroleuca, Scabiosa lucida, Knautia arvensis [ME1]


Stenoptilia stigmatoides Sutter & Skyva, 1992
Slovakia. See [About maps] Stenoptilia stigmatoides Sutter & Skyva, 1992; Reichenbachia 29: 81

Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1840)
SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, North Africa, South Africa, India, Australia, Neotropical, Nearctic. See [About maps] Pterophorus zophodactylus Duponchel, 1840; in Godart, Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France 11: 668
Pterophorus loewii Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 12: 38
= zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1838); [NACL, #6144]
Pterophorus canalis Walker, 1864; List of Specimens of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 30: 944
= zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1838); [NACL, #6144]
Mimeseoptilus semicostata Zeller, 1873; Verh. Zool.-bot Ges. Wien 23: 323
= zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1838); [NACL, #6144]
Stenoptilia zophodactylus [SVF]
Stenoptilia zophodactylus [Don Herbison-Evans]
Stenoptilia zophodactylus [Ian Kimber]
Stenoptilia zophodactyla ; [NACL, #6144]

Larva on Centaurium erythraea, C. umbellatum, C. littoralis, Blackstonia perfoliata, Genianella germanica [ME1]


Stenoptilia nolckeni (Tengström, 1869)
caesia (Snellen, 1884)

Stenoptilia stenodactyla Turati & Fiori, 1930

Stenoptilia friedeli Arenberger, 1984
Morocco?

Stenoptilia leuconephes
Australia. See [About maps]

Stenoptilia phaeonephes (Meyrick)
Australia. See [About maps] Mimesoptilus phaeonephes Meyrick

The "NA" species-group

Stenoptilia pallistriga Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Stenoptilia pallistriga ; [NACL, #6145]

Stenoptilia mengeli Fernald, 1898
Stenoptilia mengeli ; [NACL, #6146]

Stenoptilia bowmani McDunnough, 1923
Stenoptilia bowmani ; [NACL, #6147]

Stenoptilia exclamationis (Walsingham, 1880)
Stenoptilia exclamationis ; [NACL, #6148]

Stenoptilia coloradensis Fernald, 1898
Stenoptilia coloradensis ; [NACL, #6149]

Stenoptilia colombia McDunnough, 1927
Stenoptilia colombia ; [NACL, #6150]

Stenoptilia grandipuncta McDunnough, 1939
Stenoptilia grandipuncta ; [NACL, #6151]

Stenoptilia philocremma Meyrick, 1930
Stenoptilia philocremma ; [NACL, #6152]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[ME1]
Cees Gielis, 1996; Pterophoridae; In P. Huemer, O. Karsholt & L. Lyneborg (eds.); Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


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