Paraplatyptilia auriga

Paraplatyptilia auriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Paraplatyptilia
Species: P. auriga
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia auriga
(Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia auriga Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
  • Stenoptilodes auriga

Paraplatyptilia auriga is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that 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.

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