Platyptilia nussi

Platyptilia nussi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species: P. nussi
Binomial name
Platyptilia nussi
Gielis, 2003

Platyptilia nussi is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults are on wing in November.

Etymology

The species is named after Dr M. Nuss, one of the collectors of the specimen and investigator of microlepidoptera.

References

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