Home > Phylum selection > Arthropoda > Lepidoptera > Pterophoridae
Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Stenoptilia plagiodactyla Ockerbraunes Geistchen Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Synonyms Pterophorus plagiodactylus Stainton, 1851 Pterophorus plagiodactyla Stainton, 1851 Stenoptilia plagiodactyla (Stainton, 1851) Stenoptilia plagiodactylus (Stainton, 1851) Stenoptilia serotina plagiodactyla (Stainton, 1851) Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla plagiodactyla (Stainton, 1851) Some authors synonymize this taxon erroneously with Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla. The specific epithet is often given as either "plagiodactyla" or "plagiodactylus". Species epithets ending on "-dactylus/a/um" have been introduced by Linnaeus (1758) who used them as adjectives (see my comments under Pterophorus pentadactylus). This adjectival use has been maintained by all classical authors, and therefore I reject the notion that these epithets are nouns in apposition. The correct valid name of the present species is therefore Stenoptilia plagiodactyla. Identification Distribution Biology This page has been updated on August 22, 2013 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic-Schäper. All rights reserved.	Related information: Subspecies Original description Synonyms Identification Distribution Biology