Ptilothyris climacista
| Ptilothyris climacista | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Ptilothyris |
| Species: | P. climacista |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilothyris climacista Meyrick, 1926 | |
Ptilothyris climacista is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Cameroon.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a narrow elongate yellow spot extending in the disc from the end of the cell half-way to the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous with an oblique yellow band from the middle of the dorsum to the middle of the costa, divided by longitudinal streaks of groundcolour into three blotches.[3]
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