Ptyoptila matutinella

Ptyoptila matutinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Ptyoptila
Turner, 1946
Species: P. matutinella
Binomial name
Ptyoptila matutinella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora matutinella Walker, 1864
  • Cryptolechia marginella Walker, 1864
  • Machimia miltosticha Turner, 1946

Ptyoptila is a genus of moths of the Oecophoridae family. It contains only one species, Ptyoptila matutinella which was described by Walker in 1864[1] and is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are rusty brown, with two dark dots near the middle and shading to orange then red at the margins. The hindwings are pale brown, shading darker toward the margins.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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