The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Ochyrotica is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae and only genus in the Ochyroticinae subfamily. Ochyrotica was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891 and the subfamily Ochyroticinae was described by Lutz Thilo Wasserthal in 1970.
Ochyrotica kurandica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is only known from localities near Kuranda in northern Queensland.
Ochyrotica fasciata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is widely distributed in the tropical zone of the Neotropical Region, including Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru and Puerto Rico.
Ochyrotica placozona is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
Ochyrotica breviapex is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Guadalcanal, Misamis and Mindanao.
Ochyrotica borneoica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago.
Ochyrotica cretosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands.
Ochyrotica buergersi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea, New Britain and Santa Isabel.
Ochyrotica salomonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Ochyrotica pseudocretosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea and the Moluccas.
Ochyrotica toxopeusi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
Ochyrotica misoolica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea and the Moluccas.
Ochyrotica africana is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ochyrotica celebica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia.
Ochyrotica connexiva is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Burma.
Ochyrotica javanica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Java.
Ochyrotica koteka is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Ochyrotica taiwanica is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Taiwan.
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