Platyptilia charadrias

Platyptilia charadrias
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Platyptilia
Species:	P. charadrias
Binomial name
	Platyptilia charadrias; (Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
	Mimaeseoptilus charadrias Meyrick, 1884; Stenoptilia charadrias Meyrick, 1885 ;

Platyptilia charadrias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. 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

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[1] Lepidoptera of New Zealand