Prytaneutis

Prytaneutis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. This genus is allied to Lyonetia which, however, has the antennae always longer than the forewings.

Prytaneutis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lyonetiidae
Genus:
Prytaneutis

Meyrick, 1911
Species:
P. clavigera
Binomial name
Prytaneutis clavigera
Meyrick, 1911

The only species in this genus is Prytaneutis clavigera Meyrick, 1911 that is found in Sri Lanka.

It has a wingspan of 8-11mm. Its forewing are pale glossy purplish-grey, with the costal edge white and a longitudal orange-yellow mark in disc.[1]

References
  1. Meyrick, 1911. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Part XIV. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Vol.XXI: 104-131.


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