Postplatyptilia antillae
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Postplatyptilia antillae is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Cuba
and Jamaica
.
The wingspan
is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing in July.
genus from the Greater Antillean Islands.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
and Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing in July.
Etymology
The name reflects the origin of the species, being the first to be recorded in the PostplatyptiliaPostplatyptilia
Postplatyptilia is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family.-Species:*Postplatyptilia aestuosa *Postplatyptilia akerbergsi *Postplatyptilia alexisi *Postplatyptilia antillae *Postplatyptilia biobioica...
genus from the Greater Antillean Islands.