Platytes alpinella

Taxobox
name = Platytes alpinella

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Obtectomera
superfamilia = Pyraloidea
familia = Crambidae
subfamilia = Crambinae
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genus = Platytes
species = "P. alpinella"
binomial = "Platytes alpinella"
binomial_authority = Hübner, 1813
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"Platytes alpinella" is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, the area surrounding the Caucasus and the eastern part of Russia.

The wingspan is 18-22 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses, mainly Tortula species.

External links

* [http://www.waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9480 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Palpinella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2781 Platytes alpinella at UKmoths]