Pterophorus pentadactyla
Seq # 321280010
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla

Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847) Species

Last modified: April 23, 2021, 9:03 a.m.

A very local and rare species in Belgium, only known from the extreme south of the country, the Gaume.

Details

Classification
Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Stenoptilia > Species: Stenoptilia aridus
Vernacular names
Akkerleeuwenbekvedermot (NL)
Synonyms
Stenoptilia picardi Gibeaux & Nel, 1986
First mention in Belgium
De Prins W. 1989. Enkele soorten Microlepidoptera nieuw voor de Belgische fauna (Lepidoptera: Opostegidae, Ochsenheimeriidae, Coleophoridae, Gelechiidae, Cochylidae, Pterophoridae). — Phegea 17(2): 49–52. On page 51 (as picardi). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan: 18–20 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

Not much is known about the biology of this species, also because of the confusion and species delimitation in this difficult Stenoptilia group of species.
The synonymy of Stenoptilia aridus and S. picardi has not been established with certainty yet.

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Flight periods

One long generation a year, or perhaps two difficult to separate generations: from April till October.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Succisa pratensis and Antirrhinum orontium

Oligophagous on Scrophulariaceae, Dipsacacea, ... but many recorded food plants in the literature do not occur in Belgium.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1793 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1793 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1965 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 213 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2218 Namur
  • 2140 Liège
  • 2220 Luxembourg