Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America (including California, Alberta and British Columbia).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Paraplatyptilia |
| Species: | P. albidorsellus
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| Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus (Walsingham, 1880)[1]
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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 edit
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ The pterophoridae of North America
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