Postplatyptilia fuscicornis

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Postplatyptilia fuscicornis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species:
P. fuscicornis
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia fuscicornis
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia fuscicornis Zeller, 1877

Postplatyptilia fuscicornis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay.[1]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in). Adults are on wing in February.

References[]

  1. ^ 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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