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Platyptilia iberica

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Species of plume moth

Platyptilia iberica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species: P. iberica
Binomial name
Platyptilia iberica
Rebel, 1935
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia iberica nevadensis Rebel, 1935

Platyptilia iberica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Pyrenees in Spain.

The wingspan 21–23 mm.

The larvae possibly feed on Senecio species.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Neue Pterophoriden und Tineen aus der Sierra de Gredos (Kastilien). — Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Entomologen-Vereines
  3. Platyptilia at funet
Taxon identifiers
Platyptilia iberica


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