Ptocheuusa cuprimarginella

Ptocheuusa cuprimarginella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1915. It is found in Algeria.[1]

Ptocheuusa cuprimarginella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ptocheuusa
Species:
P. cuprimarginella
Binomial name
Ptocheuusa cuprimarginella
Chrétien, 1915

The wingspan is about 10.5 mm. The forewings are grey with a violet hue. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Ptocheuusa Heinemann, 1870". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84: 326


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