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Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla Zimtbraunes Geistchen Specimen photographed in Willmars (Bayern) on August 2, 2004. Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Synonyms Pterophorus stigmatodactylus Zeller, 1852 Pterophorus stigmatodactyla Zeller, 1852 Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus (Zeller, 1852) Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla (Zeller, 1852) Adkinia stigmatodactyla (Zeller, 1852) Pterophorus oreodactylus Zeller, 1852 (nomen nudum) The specific epithet is often given as either "stigmatodactyla" and "stigmatodactylus". 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 stigmatodactyla. Identification Distribution Biology This page has been updated on October 30, 2010 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved.	Related information: Subspecies Original description Synonyms Identification Distribution Biology