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Antipterna ptychomochla

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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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Antipterna ptychomochla: Brief Summary

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

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