Platymacha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, Platymacha anthochroa, is found on New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1933.[1]

Platymacha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Platymacha
Meyrick, 1933
Species:
P. anthochroa
Binomial name
Platymacha anthochroa
Meyrick, 1933

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 30, 2014). "Platymacha Meyrick, 1933". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.