Paraplatyptilia watkinsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Paraplatyptilia |
Species: | P. watkinsi |
Binomial name | |
Paraplatyptilia watkinsi Gielis, 2008[1] |
Paraplatyptilia watkinsi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including the type location Burnett County, Wisconsin. It has also been recorded from Vermont.
Paraplatyptilia watkinsi and Paraplatyptilia sabourini are cryptic species differentiated by diagnostic characters in female genitalia.[2]