Postplatyptilia pluvia

Postplatyptilia pluvia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Postplatyptilia
Species: P. pluvia
Binomial name
Postplatyptilia pluvia
Gielis, 2006

Postplatyptilia pluvia is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ecuador.[1]

The wingspan is 18-21 mm. Adults are on wing in October.

Etymology

The name reflects the rainy conditions under which the species was collected. On those nights which were dry and moonlit the temperature dropped to freezing, and no collecting could be done.

References

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