Paraplatyptilia immaculata

Paraplatyptilia immaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Paraplatyptilia
Species:	P. immaculata
Binomial name
	Paraplatyptilia immaculata; (McDunnough, 1939)
Synonyms
	Platyptilia immaculata McDunnough, 1939;

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.

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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[1] "460029.00 – 6126 – Paraplatyptilia immaculata – (McDunnough, 1939)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

[2] 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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