Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ptilothyris | |
Ptilothyris nausicaa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are deep purple with a rounded-triangular light ochreous-yellow median blotch reaching from above the middle to near the dorsum. The hindwings are dark purple-fuscous.
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