Ptychovalva obruta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in South Africa[2] and Zimbabwe.[3]

Ptychovalva obruta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ptychovalva
Species:
P. obruta
Binomial name
Ptychovalva obruta
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia obruta Meyrick, 1921
  • Gelechia galatea Meyrick, 1926

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ptychovalva obruta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Ptychovalva obruta (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ptychovalva obruta (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.