Platyptilia eberti

Platyptilia eberti is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found on Luzon, Philippines,[1] and was recently discovered in Vietnam, although this record might represent a related undescribed species.[2]

Platyptilia eberti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species:
P. eberti
Binomial name
Platyptilia eberti
Gielis, 2003

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing in November.

Etymology

The species is called after Mr W. Ebert, one of the collectors.

gollark: You can even have the me-emulating GPT-2 if you like, if I can download it from Google Drive at all.
gollark: Replace anyone stopping you with GPT-2.
gollark: Replace them with GPT-2?
gollark: The threats associated with this were in fact neutralized by WILD LIGHT.
gollark: But we can't really release it to the public because with sufficient informational I/O it would probably overwhelm the memetic immune systems of humanity and [DATA EXPUNGED].

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