Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Platyptilia johnstoni

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Platyptilia

Similar
  
Platyptilia calodactyla, Platyptilia carduidactyla, Platyptilia gonodactyla, Platyptilia, Pterophoridae

Platyptilia johnstoni is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Russia and Alaska in the United States.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. Males have uniform gray and brown forewings, while females have an oblique dash on the first lobe.

References

Platyptilia johnstoni Wikipedia