| Postplatyptilia aestuosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Postplatyptilia |
| Species: | P. aestuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Postplatyptilia aestuosa (Meyrick, 1916) | |
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Postplatyptilia aestuosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.
The larvae feed on Oxalis tuberosa.
References
- 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).
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| Postplatyptilia aestuosa | |
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