Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
| FAMILY | Pterophoridae |
| SUBFAMILY | Pterophorinae |
| GENUS | Platyptilia |
| SPECIES | picta |
| AUTHOR | Meyrick, 1913 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Platyptilia picta, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Kenya], British East Africa, Nairobi, viii. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -1°17'40" Longitude: 36°49'31" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes 3♂, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Meyrick E. 1913c. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. - — 1(3-5):65-160. |
| PAGINATION | 109-110 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Gielis C. 2009b. On a collection of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. - Revue suisse de Zoologie 116(2):223-256. | 227 | |
| Kenya | Meyrick E. 1913c. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. - — 1(3-5):65-160. | 110 | |
| South Africa | Gielis C. 2009b. On a collection of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. - Revue suisse de Zoologie 116(2):223-256. | 227 | |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 16(2):143-167, 4 pls.. | 165 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Asteraceae | Calendula sp. | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 16(2):143-167, 4 pls.. | 165 |
