Postplatyptilia uruguayensis

Postplatyptilia uruguayensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Uruguay.[1]

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing in March.

Etymology

The species is named after the country in which it was discovered.

References


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