Ptilothyris nausicaa

Ptilothyris nausicaa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Ptilothyris
Species:	P. nausicaa
Binomial name
	Ptilothyris nausicaa; Meyrick, 1926

Last updated February 23, 2024

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]

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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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Ptilothyris nausicaa Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ptilothyris nausicaa Meyrick, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (10): 288. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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