Paraplatyptilia auriga

Paraplatyptilia auriga is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in eastern North America, including Florida,^[2] Mississippi,^[3] and New Jersey.

Paraplatyptilia auriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Paraplatyptilia
Species:	P. auriga
Binomial name
Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
Platyptilia auriga Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 Stenoptilodes auriga

The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).

The larvae feed on Gerardia species and various Asteraceae species.