Biology:Paraplatyptilia auriga
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Paraplatyptilia |
| Species: | P. auriga
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)[1]
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Paraplatyptilia auriga is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in eastern North America, including Florida,[2] Mississippi,[3] and New Jersey.
The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).
The larvae feed on Gerardia species and various Asteraceae species.
References
- ↑ "460030.00 – 6127 – Paraplatyptilia auriga – (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6127. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida". Plume Moth. http://www.plumemoth.com/Florida%20Pterophoridae.pdf. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ↑ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Southern Lepidopterists' News (Plume Moth) 32 (2): 50–55. http://www.plumemoth.com/MatherSLS.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7135696 entry
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