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Paraplatyptilia immaculata

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Species of plume moth

Paraplatyptilia immaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Paraplatyptilia
Species: P. immaculata
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia immaculata
(McDunnough, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia immaculata McDunnough, 1939

Paraplatyptilia immaculata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939. It is found in North America, including California.

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in).

References

  1. "460029.00 – 6126 – Paraplatyptilia immaculata – (McDunnough, 1939)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. McDunnough, J. (May 1939). "Pterophorid Descriptions and Notes (Lepid.)". The Canadian Entomologist. 71 (5): 109–112. doi:10.4039/Ent71109-5
Taxon identifiers
Paraplatyptilia immaculata


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