Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus

Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America (including California, Oregon, Alberta and British Columbia).

Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Paraplatyptilia
Species:
P. albiciliatus
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus
Synonyms
  • Platyptilus albiciliatus Walsingham, 1880
  • Platyptilia canadensis McDunnough, 1927
  • Platyptilia rubricans Lange, 1950
  • Platyptilus orthocarpi Walsingham, 1880
  • Platyptilia orthocarpi

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The head and thorax are whitish, slightly tinged with ochreous. The hind legs are whitish, marked with fuscous on the outside, with white annulations (rings) below each segment. The spurs and feet are white. The forewings are dusted with ochreous and brown scales, especially on the costa. There is a triangular costal patch and a dash at the end of the first third of the wing which is very dark fuscous. The space beyond the triangular patch and a streak parallel to the outer margin are white, with the space between them brown. The hindwings are fuscous brown and the fringes are fuscous with a white line at the base.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Orthocarpus species.

References
  1. "Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. The pterophoridae of North America


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