Ptyoptila

Ptyoptila
Scientific classification
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;

Last updated January 02, 2026

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.

References

↑ 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.
↑ 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.

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[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.

[nhm-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.

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