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Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Stenoptilia coprodactyla Veränderliches Geistchen Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Synonyms Pterophorus coprodactylus Stainton, 1851 Stenoptilia coprodactyla (Stainton, 1851) Stenoptilia coprodactylus (Stainton, 1851) Pterophorus stalactodactylus Zeller, 1852 Stenoptilia zalocrossa Meyrick, 1907 Stenoptilia pseudocoprodactyla Gibeaux, 1992 Stenoptilia coprodactylis auct. (misspelling) The specific epithet is often given as either "coprodactyla" and "coprodactylus". Species epithets ending on "-dactylus/a/um" have been introduced by Linnaeus (1758) who used them as adjectives (see my comments under Pterophorus pentadactylus). This adjectival use has been maintained by all classical authors, and therefore I reject the notion that these epithets are nouns in apposition. The correct valid name of the present species is therefore Stenoptilia coprodactyla.   Identification Distribution Biology This page has been updated on August 22, 2013 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic-Schäper. All rights reserved.	Related information: Subspecies Original description Synonyms Identification Distribution Biology