Platyptilia omissalis
| Platyptilia omissalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. omissalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia omissalis Fletcher, 1926 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platyptilia omissalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from southern Queensland to Victoria, south-western Australia and Tasmania.
Some authors consider it a synonym of Sinpunctiptilia emissalis.
Adults have a weak, almost hovering flight.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Parahebe species, including Parahebe perfoliata. At first, feeding results in a blotch mine on the upper surface of the leaf. Later, the larvae feed exposed on the upper surface of the leaf. The pupa is elongate, without a cocoon, and rests (fully exposed) on the vegetation attached to a silk pad by hooks at the rear end.
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