Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014

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Permalink:	PLATMUGE
Higher taxa:	Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Platyptiliini (tribe)/  Platyptilia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Citation:	Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov.
Original genus:	Platyptilia
Publication:	Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae).
Journal:	Zootaxa
Volume:	3847
Issue:	4
Pagination:	459–460, figs 7–9

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 22699♀, NHMUK	Malawi	Malawi, Mugesse Forest, 11–12.i.2009, leg. V. Kovtunovoch & P. Ustjuzhanin.
Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide 22700♂, NHMUK.	Malawi	Malawi, Mugesse Forest, 11–12.i.2009, leg. V. Kovtunovoch & P. Ustjuzhanin.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014	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 156
Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014	Malawi		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 459

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