Postplatyptilia huigraica

Postplatyptilia huigraica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Postplatyptilia
Species:	P. huigraica
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia huigraica B. Landry & Gielis, 1992

Postplatyptilia huigraica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.^[1]

The wingspan is 14-15 mm. Adults are on wing in February, June, August, and from October to December.

Etymology

The name of this new species is derived from the name of the type locality.^[2]

References

1. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
2. A synopsis of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador