Platyptilia ainonis
Appearance
Platyptilia ainonis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Platyptilia |
Species: | P. ainonis
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Binomial name | |
Platyptilia ainonis Matsumura, 1931
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Platyptilia ainonis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu),[1] Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Anaphalis margaritacea.
References
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