Platyptilia
genus of insects
Platyptilia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
Species brought into synonymy
Platyptilia amphiloga Meyrick, 1909: synonym of Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (Walker, 1864)
Platyptilia claripicta T. B. Fletcher, 1910: synonym of Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia corniculata: synonym of Marasmarcha corniculata (Meyrick, 1913)
Platyptilia dimorpha: synonym of Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)
Platyptilia emissalis: synonym of Sinpunctiptilia emissalis (Walker, 1864)
Platyptilia empedota: synonym of Marasmarcha empedota (Meyrick, 1908)
Platyptilia euctimena: synonym of Bipunctiphorus euctimena (Turner, 1913)
Platyptilia infesta: synonym of Inferuncus infesta (Meyrick, 1934)
Platyptilia maligna Meyrick, 1913: synonym of Vietteilus vigens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Platyptilia patriarcha Meyrick, 1912: synonym of Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)
Platyptilia periacta Meyrick, 1910: synonym of Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia stenoptiloides: synonym of Gillmeria stenoptiloides (Filipjev, 1927)
References
External links
Savela, Markku. "Platyptilia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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