Gentianaceae
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Schenkia
ʻĀwiwi (for S. sebaeoides)
Schenkia is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family, Gentianaceae, reinstated from the polyphyletic genus Centaurium based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence. The genus comprises five species distributed across Eurasia, North Africa, Australia, the Pacific region, and Hawaii. It was originally described by Grisebach in 1853 and is placed in the subtribe Chironiinae.
Smicronychini
Smicronychini is a tribe of true weevils (Curculionidae) established by Seidlitz in 1891. The tribe comprises at least seven genera, including the large genus Smicronyx. Species in this tribe have been documented in southern Africa, where 18 species are recognized, and are associated with host plants in the families Gentianaceae, Orobanchaceae, and Convolvulaceae.
Stenoptilia zophodactylus
dowdy plume, Dowdy Plume Moth
Stenoptilia zophodactylus is a small plume moth with a wingspan of 16–23 mm, found across multiple continents. The species has a complex life cycle involving both leaf-mining and external feeding stages. It is a specialized seed predator of plants in the Gentianaceae family, particularly Centaurium species. Adults are active from July to September in overlapping broods.