Postplatyptilia transversus
Postplatyptilia transversus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Brazil and Colombia.[1]
Postplatyptilia transversus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Postplatyptilia |
Species: | P. transversus |
Binomial name | |
Postplatyptilia transversus Gielis, 2006 | |
The wingspan is 15–16 mm. Adults are on wing in March in Colombia and in September in Brazil.
Etymology
The name reflects the transcontinental difference between the collecting localities of the type specimens.
gollark: I bred an egg for my saltkin IOU, and it has a really cool code - `iTRot`.
gollark: Wow, I should get one of those nebula ones.
gollark: The trick is - golds don't actually have to be gold, just... gold-colored... and shiny.
gollark: Presumably golds themselves are actually just coppers with oddly discoloured pigmentation.
gollark: Gold *itself* can't tarnish, according to the interwebs, but normally it's alloyed with stuff which can.
References
- 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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