Postplatyptilia saeva

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Postplatyptilia saeva
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species:
P. saeva
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia saeva
(Meyrick, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia saevaMeyrick, 1930

Postplatyptilia saeva is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. [1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. Adults are on wing in January, February, April, July and October.

References

  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).