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 family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu, Équateur) and Uganda.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are deep fuscous purple and the hindwings are blackish with a subhyaline (almost glass-like) 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.

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Ptilothyris serangota Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ptilothyris serangota Meyrick, 1932". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (7): 205.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Ptilothyris serangota Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ptilothyris serangota Meyrick, 1932". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (7): 205.

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