Paraplatyptilia immaculata
Paraplatyptilia immaculata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939. It is found in North America, including California.
| Paraplatyptilia immaculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Paraplatyptilia |
| Species: | P. immaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraplatyptilia immaculata (McDunnough, 1939)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are light creamy-white, tinged with smoky along the costa from the base to the cleft. There is a very faint smoky dot below the base of the cleft on the second lobe. The hindwings are pale brownish.[2]
References
- "460029.00 – 6126 – Paraplatyptilia immaculata – (McDunnough, 1939)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- McDunnough, J. (May 1939). "Pterophorid Descriptions and Notes (Lepid.)". The Canadian Entomologist. 71 (5): 109–112. doi:10.4039/Ent71109-5
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