Paraplatyptilia atlantica
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| Paraplatyptilia atlantica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Paraplatyptilia |
| Species: | P. atlantica
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraplatyptilia atlantica B.Landry & Gielis, 2008
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Paraplatyptilia atlantica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.
The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Adults are on wing in July and August and at up to about 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) on Mount Albert. The host plant is unknown.[1]
Etymology
The name refers to the area of occurrence, Newfoundland and Labrador being one of the Canadian provinces collectively known as Atlantic Canada.
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