Jump to content

Ptyssoptera tryphera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ptyssoptera tryphera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Palaephatidae
Genus: Ptyssoptera
Species:
P. tryphera
Binomial name
Ptyssoptera tryphera
(Meyrick, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Tinea tryphera Meyrick, 1893

Ptyssoptera tryphera is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed between silk-joined leaves of their food plant Persoonia levis.

[edit]