Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus

Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America (including California, Alberta and British Columbia).

Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Paraplatyptilia
Species:
P. albidorsellus
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus
Synonyms
  • Platyptilus albidorsellus Walsingham, 1880
  • Paraplatyptilia albidorsella
  • Platyptilus albidorsella

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The head and thorax are white, with a few scattered fuscous scales. The legs are whitish tinged with cinereous and the feet and spurs are paler. The forewings are white, thickly sprinkled with brown, forming a widening streak from the base of the wing to the triangular patch, beyond which it is paler and crossed by a white costal patch and a white line near the outer margin and parallel to it. The fringes are ashy, with a brown line at the base. The hindwings are white, thickly dusted with brown. The fringes are paler brown and much paler at the base.[2]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ The pterophoridae of North America   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.