Postplatyptilia aestuosa

Postplatyptilia aestuosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Postplatyptilia
Species:	P. aestuosa
Binomial name
	Postplatyptilia aestuosa; (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
	Platyptilia aestuosaMeyrick, 1916;

Last updated December 06, 2023

Postplatyptilia aestuosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.^[1]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Oxalis tuberosa .

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References

↑ Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).

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[1] Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).

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