Antipterna ptychomochla

Antipterna ptychomochla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Antipterna
Species:
A. ptychomochla
Binomial name
Antipterna ptychomochla
Turner, 1940

Antipterna ptychomochla is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae, first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1940 as Antiterpna ptychomochla (sic).[1][2] The species epithet derives from the Greek, πτυκομοχλοσ, meaning "with bar on fold".[2]

Distribution

It appears to be a moth endemic to Australia and found in South Australia and New South Wales, with occurrences near the confluence of the Murray and the Darling rivers.[3] Turner described specimens from Merredin in Western Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Antipterna ptychomochla". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Turner, A.J. (1940). "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Oecophoridae. IX". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 65: 421–446 [432].
  3. ^ "Antipterna ptychomochla". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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