Picardia orchatias

Picardia orchatias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Picardia
Species:	P. orchatias
Binomial name
	Picardia orchatias; (Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus orchatiasMeyrick, 1908; Pterophorus imerinaeBigot, 1964;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Picardia orchatias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Madagascar and South Africa. This species has a wingspan of 23mm^[2]

References

↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.24-Jan-2017)
↑ Gibeaux, 1994. Faune de Madagascar - Pterophoridae, p.121

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.24-Jan-2017)

[2] Gibeaux, 1994. Faune de Madagascar - Pterophoridae, p.121

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