Platyptilia vilema
Platyptilia vilema is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.
Platyptilia vilema | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Platyptilia |
Species: | P. vilema |
Binomial name | |
Platyptilia vilema B. Landry, 1993 | |
The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing in March and April.
The larvae feed on Darwiniathamus species.
External links
- Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
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