Stenoptilia pneumonanthes, also known as the gentian plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in central Europe and Russia (the Caucasus).[1] It was first described by Friedrich Otto Büttner in 1880.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. pneumonanthes
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| Stenoptilia pneumonanthes (Büttner, 1880)
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Its wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.[2]
References
edit- ^ Pterophoridae aus dem Kaukasus-Gebiet
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Stenoptilia pneumonanthes (Büttner, 1880) gentian plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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