Paraplatyptilia auriga

Paraplatyptilia auriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Paraplatyptilia
Species:	P. auriga
Binomial name
	Paraplatyptilia auriga; (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Synonyms
	Platyptilia aurigaBarnes & Lindsey, 1921; Stenoptilodes auriga;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Paraplatyptilia auriga is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in eastern North America, including Florida,^[2] Mississippi,^[3] and New Jersey.

The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).

The larvae feed on Gerardia species and various Asteraceae species.

References

↑ "460030.00 – 6127 – Paraplatyptilia auriga – (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
↑ "Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida" (PDF). Plume Moth. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
↑ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2). Plume Moth: 50–55.

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[1] "460030.00 – 6127 – Paraplatyptilia auriga – (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[2] "Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida" (PDF). Plume Moth. Retrieved February 11, 2012.

[3] Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2). Plume Moth: 50–55.

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