Ptyoptila

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Ptyoptila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Ptyoptila
Turner, 1946
Species:
P. matutinella
Binomial name
Ptyoptila matutinella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora matutinellaWalker, 1864
  • Cryptolechia marginellaWalker, 1864
  • Machimia miltostichaTurner, 1946

Ptyoptila is a monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1946. [1] Its only species, Ptyoptila matutinella, was described by Francis Walker in 1864. [2] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ptyoptila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ptyoptila matutinella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2018.