Platyptilia charadrias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.[2] It is found in New Zealand, where it is known from the high mountains of the South Island's main divide.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. charadrias
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| Platyptilia charadrias | |
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The larvae possibly feed on Cassinia species.
References edit
- ^ Lepidoptera of New Zealand
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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