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Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum

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Species of plume moth

Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species: P. nebuloarbustum
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum
Gielis, 2006

Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ecuador.

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

Etymology

The names reflects the conditions of the collecting spot, a high altitude cloud forest.

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).
Taxon identifiers
Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum


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