Sarisophora ptochomorpha

Sarisophora ptochomorpha is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found on Cyprus.[1]

Sarisophora ptochomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Sarisophora
Species:
S. ptochomorpha
Binomial name
Sarisophora ptochomorpha
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey suffusedly mixed with dark violet fuscous and with the discal stigmata obscurely darker. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (January 13, 2015). "Sarisophora ptochomorpha Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 36.


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