Platyptilia ainonis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu),[1] Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.[2]
| Platyptilia ainonis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. ainonis
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| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia ainonis Matsumura, 1931
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Description
editThe length of the forewings is 10–12 mm.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Anaphalis margaritacea.
References
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