Platyptilia charadrias

Platyptilia charadrias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is known from the high mountains of the South Island's main divide.

Platyptilia charadrias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Platyptilia
Species:
P. charadrias
Binomial name
Platyptilia charadrias
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mimaeseoptilus charadrias Meyrick, 1884
  • Stenoptilia charadrias Meyrick, 1885

The larvae possibly feed on Cassinia species.

References
  1. Lepidoptera of New Zealand


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