Ptilothyris crossoceros
Ptilothyris crossoceros is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1934. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (North Kivu) and Tanzania.[1][2]
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| Species: | P. crossoceros |
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| Ptilothyris crossoceros Meyrick, 1934 | |
The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are dark purple with a more or less developed variable suffused pale yellow blotch beyond the middle of the dorsum. The hindwings are orange, with the apical two-fifths dark fuscous, the division suffused, extended as a narrow suffused border along the remainder of the termen and dorsum to the base.[3]
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