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Ptychopseustis eutacta

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Ptychopseustis eutacta
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P. eutacta
Binomial name
Ptychopseustis eutacta
(Turner, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Noorda eutacta Turner, 1908

Ptychopseustis eutacta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with some brownish-ochreous suffusion and a paler median area. There are some dark-fuscous scales on the costal edge, as well as a broad dark-fuscous transverse line containing some whitish scales. The hindwings are whitish with a faint fuscous subterminal line.[2]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia