Ptilothyris serangota

Ptilothyris serangota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Ptilothyris
Species: P. serangota
Binomial name
Ptilothyris serangota
Meyrick, 1932
Synonyms
  • Ptilothyris serangota ab. cyanea Ghesquière, 1940

Ptilothyris serangota is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1932. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (North Kivu, Equateur) and Uganda.[1][2]

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are deep fuscous-purple and the hindwings are blackish with a subhyaline grey-whitish or yellow band extending through the disc from the base to near the apex, cut by blackish veins.[3]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus species.

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