Postplatyptilia aestuosa
Postplatyptilia aestuosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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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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