''Pseudoxyptilus'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, ''Pseudoxyptilus secutor'', which is known from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. The

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is 17–19 mm. The forewings are brownish white and the hindwings are light brown.

Etymology

The generic name reflects the superficial similarity of this genus to '' Oxyptilus''.

References

Endemic moths of South Africa Oxyptilini Moths of Africa Monotypic moth genera Moths described in 1911 {{Pterophoridae-stub