Platyptilia williamsii
| Platyptilia williamsii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. williamsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia williamsii Grinnell, 1908 | |
The calendula plume moth (Platyptilia williamsii) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from western North America, including California.
The head and thorax have mixed ocherous-brown and whitish scales. The antennae are brown dotted above. The forewings are ocherous-brown with dark brown patches, with white irroration (speckling) forming a trace of transverse wavy lines and dotting the brown costa. The fringes are brownish gray with whitish bases containing brown and white scales. The hindwings and fringes are gray-brown.[1]
The larvae feed on Calendula species, as well as Senecio aronicoides and Senecio jacobaea.
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