Platyptilia charadrias

Platyptilia charadrias
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Platyptilia
Species:	P. charadrias
Binomial name
	Platyptilia charadrias; (Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
	Mimaeseoptilus charadrias Meyrick, 1884; Stenoptilia charadrias Meyrick, 1885 ;

Platyptilia charadrias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.^[2] It is found in New Zealand, where it is known from the high mountains of the South Island's main divide.

The larvae possibly feed on Cassinia species.

References

^ Lepidoptera of New Zealand
^ Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Lepidoptera of New Zealand

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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