Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum

Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ecuador.[1]

Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species:
P. nebuloarbustum
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum
Gielis, 2006

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing in October.

Etymology

The names reflects the conditions of the collecting spot, a high altitude cloud forest.

References


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