Ptilothyris nausicaa
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | P. nausicaa
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Binomial name | |
Ptilothyris nausicaa Meyrick, 1926
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Ptilothyris nausicaa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are deep purple with a rounded-triangular light ochreous-yellow median blotch reaching from above the middle to near the dorsum. The hindwings are dark purple fuscous.[3]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Ptilothyris nausicaa Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ptilothyris nausicaa Meyrick, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (10): 288.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1926
- Ptilothyris
- Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lecithoceridae stubs