Platyptilia cretalis

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Platyptilia cretalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species:
P. cretalis
Binomial name
Platyptilia cretalis
Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms
  • Stenoptilia cretalis(Meyrick, 1908)
  • Platyptilia kiliensisMatsumura, 1931

Platyptilia cretalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Honshu, Kyushu and Tsushima islands of Japan.

The length of the forewings is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.