Biology:Platyptilia vilema
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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
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Binomial name | |
Platyptilia vilema B. Landry, 1993
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Platyptilia vilema is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.
The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing in March and April.
The larvae feed on Darwiniathamus species.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Platyptilia vilema. |
- 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). http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/41270.
Wikidata ☰ Q7202806 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platyptilia vilema.
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