Paraplatyptilia watkinsi

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Paraplatyptilia watkinsi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Paraplatyptilia
Species:
P. watkinsi
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia watkinsi
Gielis, 2008 [1]

Paraplatyptilia watkinsi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including the type location Burnett County, Wisconsin. It has also been recorded from Vermont.

Paraplatyptilia watkinsi and Paraplatyptilia sabourini are cryptic species differentiated by diagnostic character in female genitalia. [2]

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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, Mississippi, and New Jersey.

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Paraplatyptilia catharodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by A. J. Gaj in 1959 and it is endemic to Kazakhstan.

Paraplatyptilia inanis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Armenia. The species was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920.

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References

  1. Mothphotographersgroup
  2. "Paraplatyptilia watkinsi Gielis (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae): A New Species Described From Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Insects. Retrieved 30 June 2011.