Ptilothyris crossoceros

Ptilothyris crossoceros is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1934. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (North Kivu) and Tanzania.

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.