Ptilothyris aglaocrossa

Ptilothyris aglaocrossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Ptilothyris
Species: P. aglaocrossa
Binomial name
Ptilothyris aglaocrossa
Meyrick, 1935

Ptilothyris aglaocrossa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1935. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous with a moderate triangular yellow spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are blackish-fuscous.[3]

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