''Postplatyptilia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Pterophoridae.
Species
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Postplatyptilia aestuosa''
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Postplatyptilia akerbergsi''
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Postplatyptilia alexisi''
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Postplatyptilia antillae''
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Postplatyptilia biobioica''
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Postplatyptilia boletus''
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Postplatyptilia camptosphena''
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Postplatyptilia carchi''
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Postplatyptilia caribica''
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Postplatyptilia corticus''
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Postplatyptilia drechseli''
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Postplatyptilia eelkoi''
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Postplatyptilia flinti''
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Postplatyptilia fuscicornis''
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Postplatyptilia genisei
''Postplatyptilia genisei'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Pastrana in 1989. It is known from Argentina.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia huigraica''
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Postplatyptilia machupicchu''
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Postplatyptilia naranja''
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Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum
''Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ecuador.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing in October.
Etymology
The names reflects the conditions of the collecting spot, a high alt ...
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Postplatyptilia nielseni
''Postplatyptilia nielseni'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia nubleica
''Postplatyptilia nubleica'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia palmeri
''Postplatyptilia palmeri'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Mexico.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia paraglyptis
''Postplatyptilia paraglyptis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia parana
''Postplatyptilia parana'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia pluvia
''Postplatyptilia pluvia'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ecuador.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia pusillus
''Postplatyptilia pusillus'' is a moth
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Postplatyptilia saeva
''Postplatyptilia saeva'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia sandraella
''Postplatyptilia sandraella'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Bolivia and Paraguay.
The wingspan
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Postplatyptilia seitetazas
''Postplatyptilia seitetazas'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Chile.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing in January.
Etymology
The species is named after the locality in which it was collected.
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Postplatyptilia talcaica''
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Postplatyptilia transversus''
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Postplatyptilia triangulocosta''
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Postplatyptilia ugartei''
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Postplatyptilia uruguayensis''
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Postplatyptilia vorbecki''
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Postplatyptilia zongoensis''
Platyptiliini
Moth genera
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