Ptychocroca simplex is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Valparaíso Region, Chile.

Ptychocroca simplex
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptychocroca
Species:
P. simplex
Binomial name
Ptychocroca simplex
Brown & Razowski, 2003[1]

Etymology

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The species name refers to the somewhat simple valva of the male genitalia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa 303: 1-31 [1]