Stenoptilia zophodactylus, also known as the dowdy plume, is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae found worldwide. It was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1840.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dowdy Plume Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Exelastis pumilio
- Stenoptilia pterodactyla
- Lioptilodes albistriolatus
- Hellinsia balanotes
- Platyptilia celidotus
- Pterophorus innotatalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Stenoptilia
- Species
- Stenoptilia zophodactylus
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