Stenoptilia orites

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Stenoptilia orites
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. orites
Binomial name
Stenoptilia orites
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mimaeseoptilus orites Meyrick, 1884

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Lepidoptera of New Zealand
  2. ^ Lepidoptera of Danseys Pass, Otago
  3. ^ Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review


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