Paraplatyptilia auriga

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Paraplatyptilia auriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Species:
P. auriga
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia auriga
(Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia auriga Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
  • Stenoptilodes auriga

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[]

  1. ^ "460030.00 – 6127 – Paraplatyptilia auriga – (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida" (PDF). Plume Moth. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. Plume Moth. 32 (2): 50–55.


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