Platyptilia gravior

Platyptilia gravior is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Costa Rica.

Platyptilia gravior
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species:
P. gravior
Binomial name
Platyptilia gravior
Meyrick, 1932
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia juanvinas Gielis, 1999

The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing in April, May and June.

  • Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).


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