Stenoptilia aridus

Stenoptilia aridus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stenoptilia
Species:	S. aridus
Binomial name
	Stenoptilia aridus; (Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
	List Mimaeseoptilus aridus Zeller, 1847; Stenoptilia oxyactis Meyrick, 1922 ; Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla var. grisescens Schawerda, 1933 ; Stenoptilia csanadyi Gozmány, 1959 ; Stenoptilia gallobritannidactylus Gibeaux, 1985 ; Stenoptilia picardi Gibeaux, 1986; Stenoptilia mariaeluisiae Bigot & Picard, 2001 ; Stenoptilia inopinata Bigot & Picard, 2001; Stenoptilia kopetdagi Zagulajev, 2002; ;

Stenoptilia aridus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and northern Africa and is a rare immigrant in more northern parts of Europe, including Belgium and Great Britain. It is also known from Central Asia, Yemen and Iran.[1]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in France.

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