Ptilothyris nausicaa

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]

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

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]

References
  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.


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