Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016

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Permalink:	PLATFLET
Higher taxa:	Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Platyptiliini (tribe)/  Platyptilia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Citation:	Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov.
Original genus:	Platyptilia
Publication:	Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanina A. K. 2016. New species of "giant" plume moths of the genus Platyptilia (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from Uganda.
Journal:	European Journal of Taxonomy
Volume:	172
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Pagination:	2–4, figs 1–4

Platyptilia fletcheri (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 21796♂, NHMUK	Uganda	Uganda, Ruwenzori Range, Nyamaleju, 10,530 ft, 14–19.vii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher.
Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 5♂, 5♀, genitalia slides 21800♂, 21797♂, 21802♀, 21801, 21799, 22764♀, 21798♂, NHMUK, coll. Ustjuzhanin.	Uganda	Uganda, Ruwenzori Range, Nyamaleju, 10,530 ft, 14–19.vii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher.

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Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016	Cameroon		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Fokam E. B. & Tropek R. 2025b. Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. page 155
Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016	Rwanda		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanina A. K. 2016. New species of "giant" plume moths of the genus Platyptilia (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from Uganda. page 3
Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016	Uganda		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanina A. K. 2016. New species of "giant" plume moths of the genus Platyptilia (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from Uganda. page 3

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Platyptilia fletcheri (1)

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