Platyptilia vilema
Platyptilia vilema | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 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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Categories:
- Platyptilia
- Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands
- Moths of South America
- Moths described in 1993
- Pterophoridae stubs