Ptilothyris loxocasis

Ptilothyris loxocasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Ptilothyris
Species:	P. loxocasis
Binomial name
	Ptilothyris loxocasis; Meyrick, 1938

Last updated December 17, 2025

Ptilothyris loxocasis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale).^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Ptilothyris loxocasis Meyrick, 1938". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ptilothyris loxocasis Meyrick, 1938". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Ptilothyris loxocasis Meyrick, 1938". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ptilothyris loxocasis Meyrick, 1938". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

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