PTEROPHORIDAE: Plume Moths ⁵

Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1838). Adventive. Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

Adults are found from October to March in native forest. They fly both by day and at night when they are attracted to light.

Life history ⁶

Larvae feed in flowers and fruits of herbs. Foodplants include: Brachyglottis lagopus (Raoul) B.Nord., Compositae (Daisy family), Centaurium erythraea Rafn, Gentianaceae (Gentian family), Gentianella saxosa (G.Forst.) Holub, Gentianaceae (Gentian family).

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1. (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/3206195336/
2. (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_12_MA_I437622_TePapa_Plate-XXIII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
4. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenoptilia_zophodactyla
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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