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Postplatyptilia machupicchu

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Species of plume moth

Postplatyptilia machupicchu
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species: P. machupicchu
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia machupicchu
Gielis, 1996

Postplatyptilia machupicchu is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Peru.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing in August.

References

  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).
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Postplatyptilia machupicchu


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