Biology:Platyedra cunctatrix
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Short description: Species of moth
| Platyedra cunctatrix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Platyedra |
| Species: | P. cunctatrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Platyedra cunctatrix Meyrick, 1931
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Platyedra cunctatrix is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu) and Uganda.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Hibiscus species.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (December 30, 2018). "Platyedra cunctatrix Meyrick, 1931". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/apatetrinae/platyedra/#cunctatrix. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Platyedra cunctatrix Meyrick, 1931". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PLATCUNC. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 61.
Wikidata ☰ Q14117078 entry
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