''Platyptilia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Pterophoridae The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are ...

. The genus was described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1825.

Species

*'' Platyptilia aarviki'' Gielis, 2008 *'' Platyptilia ainonis'' Matsumura, 1931 *'' Platyptilia albicans'' (Fish, 1881) *'' Platyptilia albifimbriata'' Arenberger, 2002 *'' Platyptilia anniei'' Gielis, 1997 *'' Platyptilia archimedon'' Meyrick, 1938 *'' Platyptilia ardua'' McDunnough, 1927 *'' Platyptilia barbarae'' Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010 *'' Platyptilia benitensis'' Strand, 1913 *'' Platyptilia bowkeri'' Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. ''

African Invertebrates ''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater, or marine. A ...

'' 52 (1): 167-175. *'' Platyptilia cacaliae'' *'' Platyptilia calamicola'' *'' Platyptilia calodactyla'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Platyptilia campsiptera'' Meyrick, 1907 *''

Platyptilia carduidactyla ''Platyptilia carduidactyla'', the artichoke plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Riley in 1869. It is found in New Zealand and North America, from Mexico north into the United States. The wingspan is 19–32 mm. A ...

'' (Riley, 1869) *'' Platyptilia celidotus'' (Meyrick, 1885) *'' Platyptilia censoria'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Platyptilia charadrias'' (Meyrick, 1884) *'' Platyptilia chondrodactyla'' *'' Platyptilia chosokeiella'' *'' Platyptilia citropleura'' Meyrick, 1907 *'' Platyptilia comorensis'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia comstocki'' Lange, 1939 *'' Platyptilia cretalis'' Meyrick, 1908 *'' Platyptilia daemonica'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Platyptilia davisi'' Gielis, 1991 *'' Platyptilia dschambiya'' Arenberger, 1999 *'' Platyptilia duneraensis'' Rose and Pooni, 2003 *'' Platyptilia eberti'' Gielis, 2003 *'' Platyptilia enargota'' Durrant, 1915 *'' Platyptilia euridactyla'' *'' Platyptilia exaltatus'' *'' Platyptilia farfarellus'' Zeller, 1867 *'' Platyptilia fulva'' Bigot, 1964 *'' Platyptilia gandaki'' Gielis, 1999 *''

Platyptilia gentiliae ''Platyptilia gentiliae'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina and Chile. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, ...

'' Gielis, 1991 *'' Platyptilia gondarensis'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia gonodactyla'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Platyptilia gravior'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Platyptilia grisea'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia hokowhitalis'' Hudson, 1939 *'' Platyptilia humida'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Platyptilia iberica'' Rebel, 1935 *'' Platyptilia ignifera'' Meyrick, 1908 *'' Platyptilia implacata'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Platyptilia interpres'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Platyptilia isocrates'' *'' Platyptilia isodactylus'' (Zeller, 1852) *'' Platyptilia isoterma'' Meyrick, 1909 *'' Platyptilia johnstoni'' Lange, 1940 *'' Platyptilia kozanica'' Fazekas, 2003 *'' Platyptilia locharcha'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Platyptilia longalis'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Platyptilia longiloba'' *'' Platyptilia lusi'' *'' Platyptilia melitroctis'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Platyptilia microbscura'' Gielis & De Vos, 2007 *'' Platyptilia molopias'' Meyrick, 1906 *'' Platyptilia montana'' Yano, 1963 *'' Platyptilia morophaea'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Platyptilia naminga'' *'' Platyptilia nemoralis'' Zeller, 1841 *'' Platyptilia nussi'' Gielis, 2003 *'' Platyptilia odiosa'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Platyptilia omissalis'' T. B. Fletcher, 1926 *'' Platyptilia onias'' Meyrick, 1916 *'' Platyptilia pauliani'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia percnodactylus'' (Walsingham, 1880) *'' Platyptilia phanerozona'' Diakonoff, 1952 *'' Platyptilia peyrierasi'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia picta'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Platyptilia postbarbata'' Meyrick, 1938 *'' Platyptilia profunda'' Yano, 1963 *'' Platyptilia pseudofulva'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia pulverulenta'' Philpott, 1923 *'' Platyptilia pygmaeana'' Strand, 1913 *'' Platyptilia resoluta'' Meyrick, 1937 *'' Platyptilia rhyncholoba'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Platyptilia romieuxi'' Gielis, 2009 *'' Platyptilia rubriacuta'' Gielis, 2009 *'' Platyptilia sabius'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *'' Platyptilia sciophaea'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Platyptilia sedata'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Platyptilia semnopis'' Meyrick, 1931 *'' Platyptilia sochivkoi'' Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011 *'' Platyptilia sogai'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia spicula'' Gielis, 2006 *'' Platyptilia strictiformis'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Platyptilia suigensis'' *'' Platyptilia superscandens'' *'' Platyptilia tesseradactyla'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Platyptilia thiosoma'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Platyptilia thyellopa'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Platyptilia toxochorda'' Meyrick, 1934 *'' Platyptilia triphracta'' *'' Platyptilia ussuriensis'' *'' Platyptilia vilema'' B. Landry, 1993 *'' Platyptilia vinsoni'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia violacea'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Platyptilia washburnensis'' McDunnough, 1929 *'' Platyptilia williamsii'' Grinnell, 1908 ;Species brought into synonymy: *''Platyptilia amphiloga'' Meyrick, 1909: synonym of ''

Lantanophaga pusillidactyla ''Lantanophaga pusillidactyla'', the lantana plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. Other records include Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo, Democr ...

'' (Walker, 1864) *''Platyptilia claripicta'' T. B. Fletcher, 1910: synonym of '' Platyptilia farfarellus'' Zeller, 1867 *''Platyptilia corniculata'': synonym of '' Marasmarcha corniculata'' (Meyrick, 1913) *''Platyptilia dimorpha'': synonym of '' Bipunctiphorus dimorpha'' (T. B. Fletcher, 1910) *''Platyptilia emissalis'': synonym of '' Sinpunctiptilia emissalis'' (Walker, 1864) *''Platyptilia empedota'': synonym of '' Marasmarcha empedota'' (Meyrick, 1908) *''Platyptilia euctimena'': synonym of '' Bipunctiphorus euctimena'' (Turner, 1913) *''Platyptilia infesta'': synonym of ''

Inferuncus infesta ''Inferuncus infesta'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1934 as ''Platyptilia infesta''. It occurs on São Tomé Island São Tomé Island, at , is the largest island of São Tomé and ...

'' (Meyrick, 1934) *''Platyptilia maligna'' Meyrick, 1913: synonym of '' Vietteilus vigens'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *''Platyptilia patriarcha'' Meyrick, 1912: synonym of '' Bipunctiphorus dimorpha'' (T. B. Fletcher, 1910) *''Platyptilia periacta'' Meyrick, 1910: synonym of '' Platyptilia farfarellus'' Zeller, 1867 *''Platyptilia stenoptiloides'': synonym of ''

Gillmeria stenoptiloides ''Gillmeria stenoptiloides'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Japan (Honshu), north-east China, Mongolia, and Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the ...

'' (Filipjev, 1927)

References

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q7202706 Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Moth genera