Ptyoptila

Ptyoptila is a monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1946.^[1] Its only species, Ptyoptila matutinella, was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[2] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

Ptyoptila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Subfamily:	Oecophorinae
Genus:	Ptyoptila Turner, 1946
Species:	P. matutinella
Binomial name
Ptyoptila matutinella (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Oecophora matutinella Walker, 1864 Cryptolechia marginella Walker, 1864 Machimia miltosticha Turner, 1946