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Species Paraplatyptilia petrodactylus - Hodges#6142

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pterophoroidea (Plume Moths)
Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)
Subfamily Pterophorinae
Tribe Platyptiliini
Genus Paraplatyptilia
Species petrodactylus (Paraplatyptilia petrodactylus - Hodges#6142)
Hodges Number
6142
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Paraplatyptilia petrodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Pterophorus petrodactylus Walker, 1864
Size
Wingspan about 23 mm.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (1)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 4 November, 2013 - 9:17pm

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