Postplatyptilia carchi

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

Postplatyptilia carchi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.[1]

The wingspan is 13-15 mm. Adults are on wing in January, February and May.

Etymology

The species is named after the province where it was collected, Carchi.

References

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