| Platyptilia superscandens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. superscandens |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia superscandens T. B. Fletcher, 1940 | |
Platyptilia superscandens is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1940 and it is found in India. [1]
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