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Platyptilia charadrias
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Platyptilia
Species:	P. charadrias
Binomial name
Platyptilia charadrias (Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
Mimaeseoptilus charadrias Meyrick, 1884 Stenoptilia charadrias Meyrick, 1885

Platyptilia charadrias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is known from the high mountains of the South Island's main divide.

The larvae possibly feed on Cassinia species.

References

1. Lepidoptera of New Zealand
2. Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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