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Platyptilia vilema

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Scientific name
  
Platyptilia vilema

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Platyptilia

Rank
  
Species

Platyptilia vilema is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing in March and April.

The larvae feed on Darwiniathamus species.

References

Platyptilia vilema Wikipedia