''Prytaneutis'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed ap ...
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This genus is allied to
Lyonetia
''Lyonetia'' is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.
Species
* '' Lyonetia alniella'' Chambers, 1875
* '' Lyonetia anthemopa'' Meyrick, 1936
* '' Lyonetia bakuchia'' Kuroko, 1964
* '' Lyonetia boehmeriella'' Kuroko, 1964
* '' Lyoneti ...
which, however, has the antennae always longer than the forewings.
The only species in this genus is ''Prytaneutis clavigera''
Meyrick, 1911 that is found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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It has a wingspan of 8-11mm. Its forewing are pale glossy purplish-grey, with the costal edge white and a longitudal orange-yellow mark in disc.
Meyrick, 1911. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Part XIV. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Vol.XXI: 104-131.
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References
External links
Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species
Lyonetiidae
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