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Platyptilia aarviki

(Platyptilia aarviki)

Description

Platyptilia aarviki is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Kenya. The species is named after Leif Aarvik, in honour of his thorough work on the Microlepidoptera of Tanzania. The wingspan is about 33 mm. The moth flies in November.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Platyptilia
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