Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1884) is a animal in the Pterophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1884)

Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1884)

Platyptilia celidotus is a moth species described by Edward Meyrick, found in New Zealand and Australia.

Family
Genus
Platyptilia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1884)

Platyptilia celidotus is a species of moth that belongs to the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Edward Meyrick originally described this species in 1885, when it was named Lioptilus celidotus. Specimens of this species have been recorded from New Zealand and Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pterophoridae Platyptilia

More from Pterophoridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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