Mountain plume
Stenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The mountain plume (Stenoptilia islandicus) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 6 countries, including Finland, Iceland and Norway.
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Quick facts about the mountain 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
- 6 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the mountain 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 mountain plume is listed for 6 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the mountain 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 mountain plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusStenoptilia
- SpeciesStenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857)
Synonyms Pterophorus islandicus, Pterophorus pelidnodactylus borealis, Pterophorus pelidnodactylus var. borealis
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- tunturisulkanenFinnish
- fjellfjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- fjellfjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
- tuvbräckefjädermottSwedish
- islandsk fjærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- islandsk fjørmøllNorwegian Nynorsk
Relatives of the mountain plume
Other species in the same genus Stenoptilia.
Brown plume
Stenoptilia pterodactyla
Dowdy plume
Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Twin-spot plume
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla
Gentian plume
Stenoptilia pneumonanthes
Small Scabious plume
Stenoptilia annadactyla
Pale-streaked plume moth
Stenoptilia pallistriga
CompareMountain plume vs Brown plumeMountain plume vs Dowdy plumeMountain plume vs Twin-spot plumeMountain plume vs Gentian plume
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the mountain plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the mountain plume for 6 countries, including Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the mountain plume?
The mountain plume (Stenoptilia islandicus) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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