Ptochoryctis alma is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found southern India.[1]

Ptochoryctis alma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Ptochoryctis
Species:
P. alma
Binomial name
Ptochoryctis alma
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Amorboea alma Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are light yellow ochreous and the hindwings are light ochreous yellowish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Ptochoryctis alma (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (3): 627.