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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Antipterna |
| Species: | A. ptychomochla
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| Binomial name | |
| Antipterna ptychomochla Turner, 1940
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Distribution
editIt 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
edit- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Antipterna ptychomochla". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ 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].
- ^ "Antipterna ptychomochla". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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