Ptochoryctis galbanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
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 30–32 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. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Ptochoryctis galbanea (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ 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.


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