Small Scabious plume
Stenoptilia annadactyla Sutter, 1988
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The small scabious plume (Stenoptilia annadactyla) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 10 countries, including Armenia, Austria and Czechia.
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Quick facts about the small scabious 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
- 10 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the small scabious 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 small scabious plume is listed for 10 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the small scabious 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 small scabious plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusStenoptilia
- SpeciesStenoptilia annadactyla Sutter, 1988
Synonyms Stenoptilia annickana
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Small Scabious plume mothEnglish
- pierkavec durinskýSlovak
Relatives of the small scabious plume
Other species in the same genus Stenoptilia.
Brown plume
Stenoptilia pterodactyla
Dowdy plume
Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Mountain plume
Stenoptilia islandicus
Twin-spot plume
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla
Gentian plume
Stenoptilia pneumonanthes
Pale-streaked plume moth
Stenoptilia pallistriga
CompareSmall Scabious plume vs Brown plumeSmall Scabious plume vs Dowdy plumeSmall Scabious plume vs Mountain plumeSmall Scabious plume vs Twin-spot plume
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the small scabious plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the small scabious plume for 10 countries, including Armenia, Austria, Czechia, France and Germany. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the small scabious plume?
The small scabious plume (Stenoptilia annadactyla) 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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“Small Scabious plume (Stenoptilia annadactyla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-scabious-plume.
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