Ptochaula
Ptochaula niphadopa is a moth in the family Immidae and the sole species in genus Ptochaula. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in India (Assam).[1]
| Ptochaula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Immidae |
| Genus: | Ptochaula Meyrick, 1920 |
| Species: | P. niphadopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptochaula niphadopa Meyrick, 1920 | |
The wingspan is about 17 mm for males and 23 mm for females. The forewings are dark fuscous with a whitish dot on the end of the cell, smaller in females. The hindwings are blackish-fuscous.[2]
References
- Ptochaula at funet.fi.
- Exotic Microlep. 2 (11): 325
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