Ptochoryctis galbanea

Ptochoryctis galbanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Ptochoryctis
Species:
P. galbanea
Binomial name
Ptochoryctis galbanea
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Amorbaea galbanea Meyrick, 1914

Ptochoryctis galbanea is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 30โ€“32 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, with a faint purplish or orchreous gloss and with the extreme costal edge ochreous whitish. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Ptochoryctis galbanea (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. โ†‘ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.