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Species Paraplatyptilia auriga - False Foxglove Plume Moth - Hodges#6127

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Paraplatyptilia auriga - Hodges #6127 - Paraplatyptilia auriga
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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 (Five-lobed Plume Moths)
Tribe Platyptiliini
Genus Paraplatyptilia
Species auriga (False Foxglove Plume Moth - Hodges#6127)

Hodges Number

6127

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Platyptilia auriga Barnes & Lindsey, 1921

Size

Wingspan about 18 mm.

Identification

See the identification key for Platyptiliini.
See the species accounts in Gielis (2008)(1) for Paraplatyptilia watkinsi and Barnes & Lindsey (1921)(2) for Paraplatyptilia auriga as Platyptilia auriga.

Food

The larval hostplant is Gerardia species.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Works Cited

1.Additions to the species complex Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) in the USA (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
Cees Gielis. 2008. Entomologische Zeitschrift.
2.The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico
William Barnes & A. W. Lindsey. 1921. The Review Press.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 11 December, 2013 - 3:42pm
Additional contributions by treichard
Last updated 25 July, 2024 - 8:07am

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