Ptychocroca nigropenicillia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Chile (Santiago Province and Valparaíso Region).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ptychocroca |
| Species: | P. nigropenicillia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychocroca nigropenicillia | |
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the black scaling surrounding the hindwing hair-pencil.[3]
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
- ^ Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa 303: 1-31 [1]
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