Sesommata platysaris is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[1] It is found in the lake region in Argentina, including Lácar Lake and especially Nahuel Huapi Lake.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Palaephatidae |
| Genus: | Sesommata |
| Species: | S. platysaris
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| Sesommata platysaris (Meyrick, 1931)
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The length of the forewings is 4.8-6.2 mm for males and 5.4-5.6 mm for females. Adult males have dark fuscous to black wings, with a relatively large, rounded mass of broad sex scales. The forewings of the females are smooth and sometimes have a few scattered white scales. Adults are on wing from November to January in one generation per year.
References
edit- ^ Davis, Donald R. "A New Family of Monotrysian moths from austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia".
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