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Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Platyptiliini (tribe)/  Platyptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Zeller, 1867)
Citation:[Platyptilus] Farfarellus
Original genus:Platyptilus
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1867b. Skandinaviens Fjädermott (Alucita Lin.), beskrifna af H. D. J. Wallengren. (Till K. Vet. Akad. inlemnad d. 8 Oct. 1859).
Journal:Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung
Volume:28
Issue:7–9
Pagination:334
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33831401
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Platyptilia farfarellus (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes 1♂, 5♀, NHMUK. Poland [Poland], Meseritz, 16 & 29.v, 29. & 30.vi, 06.ix, leg. P. C. Zeller.
Distribution note:

Australasia: New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands; Oriental: India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Palaearctic: Europe, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, SIcily.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Burundi Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 189 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Cameroon Pathania P. C., Gielis C., Das A. & Chandra K. 2021. Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India. page 215
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the West Kasai Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 189 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 189 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Côte d'Ivoire Pathania P. C., Gielis C., Das A. & Chandra K. 2021. Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India. page 215
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Equatorial Guinea Meyrick E. 1934b. The Percy Sladen and Godman Trusts Expedition to the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, October 1932 March 1933. III. Micro-Lepidoptera. page 402 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Eswatini Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanin P. Y. 2012. On the fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae Hübner) of Swaziland. page 161
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Ethiopia Bigot L. 1977. Pterophoridae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 30 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Gabon Bigot L. 1974b. Premières données systématiques et écologiques sur les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du Gabon. page 701 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Ghana Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). page 43
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Kenya Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 2 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Madagascar Meyrick E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius. page 310 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 458 (as benitensis)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Mauritius Meyrick E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius. page 310 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Nigeria Arenberger E. & Wojtusiak J. 1996. Pterophoridae aus Nigeria (Insecta, Lepidoptera). page 80 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Meyrick E. 1934b. The Percy Sladen and Godman Trusts Expedition to the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, October 1932 March 1933. III. Micro-Lepidoptera. page 402 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Seychelles Mahé Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 401 (as claripicta)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Seychelles Silhouette Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 401 (as claripicta)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Sierra Leone Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Sinyaev V. & Streltzov A. N. 2020d. Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). page 27
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) South Africa Eastern Cape Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P., De Morney M., Udovichenko P. & Bezverkhov Yu. 2017. Fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Garden Route National Park, South Africa. page 575
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) South Africa Limpopo Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 2 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) South Africa Western Cape Meyrick E. 1910b. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 411 (as periacta)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 2 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) South Africa Gauteng Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 189 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Tanzania Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 38 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Uganda Arenberger E. & Wojtusiak J. 1996. Pterophoridae aus Nigeria (Insecta, Lepidoptera). page 80 (as molopias)
Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867) Zimbabwe Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 155
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Platyptilia claripicta Fletcher T. B., 1910 Fletcher T. B., 1910 species Synonym Platyptilia claripicta
Platyptilia molopias Meyrick, 1906 Meyrick, 1906 species Synonym Platyptilia molopias
Platyptilia periacta Meyrick, 1910 Meyrick, 1910 species Synonym Platyptilia periacta
Platyptilia petila Yano, 1963 Yano, 1963 species Synonym Platyptilia petila