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Stenoptilia johnistella

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Stenoptilia johnistella is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Eswatini, Malawi and South Africa.

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Quick facts about Stenoptilia johnistella

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
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Stenoptilia johnistella 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.

Stenoptilia johnistella is listed for 4 countries.

South AfricaMalawieSwatiniUganda
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Eswatini
  2. Malawi
  3. South Africa
  4. Uganda

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Stenoptilia johnistella 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 Stenoptilia johnistella classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusStenoptilia
  7. SpeciesStenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Stenoptilia johnistella

Other species in the same genus Stenoptilia.

Brown plume

Stenoptilia pterodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Dowdy plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Gentian plume

Stenoptilia pneumonanthes

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

CompareStenoptilia johnistella vs Brown plumeStenoptilia johnistella vs Dowdy plumeStenoptilia johnistella vs Mountain plumeStenoptilia johnistella vs Twin-spot plume

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Stenoptilia johnistella live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Stenoptilia johnistella for 4 countries: Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa and Uganda. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Stenoptilia johnistella?

Stenoptilia johnistella (Stenoptilia johnistella) 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). Stenoptilia johnistella (Stenoptilia johnistella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stenoptilia-johnistella

MLA

“Stenoptilia johnistella (Stenoptilia johnistella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stenoptilia-johnistella.

BibTeX
@misc{stenoptilia_johnistella_2026,
  title = {Stenoptilia johnistella (Stenoptilia johnistella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stenoptilia-johnistella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}