Platyptilia pulverulenta
| Platyptilia pulverulenta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. pulverulenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia pulverulenta Philpott, 1923[1] | |
Platyptilia pulverulenta is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The head is whitish and the antennae are reddish-brown mixed with whitish. The thorax is reddish-brown densely mixed with white and the abdomen is greyish-brown. The forewings are reddish-brown, sprinkled with white. The hindwings are pale reddish-brown.[2]
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