Platyptilia eberti

Species of plume moth

Platyptilia eberti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Platyptilia
Species:	P. eberti
Binomial name
*Platyptilia eberti* Gielis, 2003

Platyptilia eberti is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found on Luzon, Philippines,^[1] and was recently discovered in Vietnam, although this record might represent a related undescribed species.^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing in November.

Etymology

The species is called after Mr W. Ebert, one of the collectors.

References

^ Review of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines
^ On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine