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Gentian plume

Stenoptilia pneumonanthes (Büttner, 1880)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The gentian plume (Stenoptilia pneumonanthes) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 18 countries, including Austria, Belgium and Bulgaria.

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Quick facts about the gentian plume

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
18 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the gentian plume live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The gentian plume is listed for 18 countries.

KazakhstanRussiaFranceSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryGermanyBulgariaSwitzerlandBelgiumNetherlandsChinaItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomGeorgiaSlovakia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Austria
  2. Belgium
  3. Bulgaria
  4. China
  5. Denmark
  6. France
  7. Georgia
  8. Germany
  9. Hungary
  10. Italy
  11. Kazakhstan
  12. Netherlands
  13. Poland
  14. Russia
  15. Slovakia
  16. Sweden
  17. Switzerland
  18. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the gentian plume endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gentian plume classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusStenoptilia
  7. SpeciesStenoptilia pneumonanthes (Büttner, 1880)

Synonyms Mimeseoptilus pneumonanthes, Stenoptilia arenbergeri, Stenoptilia nelorum, Stenoptilia pneumonanthes nelorum

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Enzian-FedermotteGerman
  • GentiaanvedermotDutch
  • pierkavec hôrnySlovak
  • klockgentianafjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gentian plume

Other species in the same genus Stenoptilia.

Brown plume

Stenoptilia pterodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Dowdy plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the gentian plume live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the gentian plume for 18 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China and Denmark. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the gentian plume?

The gentian plume (Stenoptilia pneumonanthes) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gentian plume (Stenoptilia pneumonanthes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gentian-plume

MLA

“Gentian plume (Stenoptilia pneumonanthes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gentian-plume.

BibTeX
@misc{gentian_plume_2026,
  title = {Gentian plume (Stenoptilia pneumonanthes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gentian-plume},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}