Ptochoryctis inviolata

Ptochoryctis inviolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Ptochoryctis
Species:	P. inviolata
Binomial name
	Ptochoryctis inviolata; Meyrick, 1925

Ptochoryctis inviolata is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Mumbai, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are glossy white with the costal edge blackish towards the base and with three or four minute blackish specks before the lower part of the termen. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Ptochoryctis inviolata Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 152.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Ptochoryctis inviolata Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 152.