Ptyssoptera tryphera

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

Ptyssoptera tryphera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Palaephatidae
Genus:	Ptyssoptera
Species:	P. tryphera
Binomial name
Ptyssoptera tryphera (Meyrick, 1893)
Synonyms
Tinea tryphera Meyrick, 1893

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

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory