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Postplatyptilia huigraica

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Postplatyptilia huigraica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species:
P. huigraica
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia huigraica
B. Landry & Gielis, 1992

Postplatyptilia huigraica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. Adults are on wing in February, June, August, and from October to December.[2]

References

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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).
  2. ^ A synopsis of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador