Postplatyptilia ugartei

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Postplatyptilia ugartei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species:
P. ugartei
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia ugartei
Gielis, 1991

Postplatyptilia ugartei is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Chile.[1]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults are on wing in January.

Etymology[]

The species is named after its collector, Ing. Alfredo Ugarte Peña, who is very active in the research of the fauna of Chile.

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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