Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller 1847) (Family Pterophoridae)

Forewing Length: 8mm;
Wingspan: 17mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? (Earliest: 10.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Linaria vulgaris

Euphrasia rostkoviana

Succisa pratensis
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Stenoptilia aridus
Stenoptilia aridus
Lepiforum: Stenoptilia aridus
Plant Parasites of Europe: Stenoptilia aridus


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