Platyptilia ainonis explained

Platyptilia ainonis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu),^[1] Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.^[2]

Description

The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm.^[3]

The larvae probably feed on Anaphalis margaritacea.

Notes and References

1. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/5(1)-65.pdf Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
2. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/Quad_4_0035-0040.pdf Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 4. Teil, mit der Beschreibung von Agdistis tigrovaja sp.n. (Lepidoptera)
3. http://www.jpmoth.org/Pterophoridae/Pterophorinae/Platyptilia_ainonis.html Japanese Moths