Platyptilia aarviki
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Platyptilia aarviki is a moth
of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Kenia. The species is named after Leif Aarvik, in honour of his thorough work on the "Microlepidoptera
" of Tanzania.
The wingspan
is ca. 33 mm. The moth flies in November.
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 family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Kenia. The species is named after Leif Aarvik, in honour of his thorough work on the "Microlepidoptera
Microlepidoptera
Microlepidoptera is an artificial grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' . These generally have a wingspan of under 20 mm, and are thus harder to identify by external phenotypic markings than macrolepidoptera...
" of Tanzania.
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 ca. 33 mm. The moth flies in November.