Paraplatyptilia sabourini

Paraplatyptilia sabourini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Paraplatyptilia
Species:	P. sabourini
Binomial name
	Paraplatyptilia sabourini; Gielis, 2008[1]

Paraplatyptilia sabourini is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in North America, including the type location Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Paraplatyptilia sabourini and Paraplatyptilia watkinsi are cryptic species differentiated by diagnostic characters in female genitalia.[2]

References

mothphotographersgroup
"Paraplatyptilia watkinsi Gielis (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae): A New Species Described From Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Insects. Retrieved 30 June 2011.

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] "Paraplatyptilia watkinsi Gielis (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae): A New Species Described From Vermont" (PDF). Vermont Insects. Retrieved 30 June 2011.