Paraplatyptilia auriga | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Paraplatyptilia |
Species: | P. auriga
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Binomial name | |
Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)[1]
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Paraplatyptilia auriga is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in eastern North America, including Florida,[2] Mississippi,[3] and New Jersey.
The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).
The larvae feed on Gerardia species and various Asteraceae species.