Stenoptilia orites
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Stenoptilia orites is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in New Zealand
.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Senecio
and Brachyglottis
species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Senecio
Senecio
Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters...
and Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family; a genus which has existed since November 29, 1775when Johann Reinhold Forster & Georg Forster created the genus with this name from the Greek words brachus meaning short...
species.