Ptyoptila is a monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1946.[1] Its only species, Ptyoptila matutinella, was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[2] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

Ptyoptila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Ptyoptila
Turner, 1946
Species:
P. matutinella
Binomial name
Ptyoptila matutinella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora matutinella Walker, 1864
  • Cryptolechia marginella Walker, 1864
  • Machimia miltosticha Turner, 1946

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ptyoptila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ptyoptila matutinella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.