Antipterna ptychomochla
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| Antipterna ptychomochla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Antipterna |
| Species: | A. ptychomochla |
| Binomial name | |
| Antipterna ptychomochla Turner, 1940 | |
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]