Placoptila resoluta

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Placoptila resoluta
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P. resoluta
Binomial name
Placoptila resoluta
(Diakonoff, 1948)
Synonyms
  • Pyroderces resolutaDiakonoff, 1948

Placoptila resoluta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Buru. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pyroderces resoluta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 12, 2018.