Paraplatyptilia immaculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Paraplatyptilia |
| Species: | P. immaculata
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| Paraplatyptilia immaculata (McDunnough, 1939)[1]
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Paraplatyptilia immaculata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939. It is found in North America, including California.
The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are light creamy-white, tinged with smoky along the costa from the base to the cleft. There is a very faint smoky dot below the base of the cleft on the second lobe. The hindwings are pale brownish.[2]
References
- ^ "460029.00 – 6126 – Paraplatyptilia immaculata – (McDunnough, 1939)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ McDunnough, J. (May 1939). "Pterophorid Descriptions and Notes (Lepid.)". The Canadian Entomologist. 71 (5): 109–112. doi:10.4039/Ent71109-5
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