Ptochoryctis galbanea

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

Ptochoryctis galbanea
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P. galbanea
Binomial name
Ptochoryctis galbanea
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Amorbaea galbanea Meyrick, 1914

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.


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