Ptochoryctis ochrograpta

Ptochoryctis ochrograpta is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Myanmar.[1]

Ptochoryctis ochrograpta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Ptochoryctis
Species:
P. ochrograpta
Binomial name
Ptochoryctis ochrograpta
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are shining white with an ochreous line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, obtusely angulated in the middle. There is an ochreous marginal line around the apical part of the costa, and faint dots on the termen. The hindwings are white.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Ptochoryctis ochrograpta Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 612.


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