Paraplatyptilia immaculata

Paraplatyptilia immaculata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in North America, including California.

Paraplatyptilia immaculata
Scientific classification
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Pterophoridae
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P. immaculata
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia immaculata
(McDunnough, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia immaculata McDunnough, 1939

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are light creamy-white, tinged with smoky along the costa from the base to the cleft. There is a very faint smoky dot below the base of the cleft on the second lobe. The hindwings are pale brownish.[2]

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