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Ptyssoptera tryphera

Ptyssoptera tryphera is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.

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Jul 3, 2026
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Length
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Ptyssoptera tryphera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Palaephatidae
Genus: Ptyssoptera
Species:
P. tryphera
Binomial name
Ptyssoptera tryphera
(Meyrick, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Tinea tryphera Meyrick, 1893

Ptyssoptera tryphera is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed between silk-joined leaves of their food plant Persoonia levis.

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