''Ptycerata'' is a genus of moth in the family
Gelechiidae. It contains only one species ''Ptycerata busckella'', which is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from
Connecticut,
Illinois,
Maine,
New Jersey,
Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
The
wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are creamy white, with three small, somewhat elongate brown spots, one on the middle of the wing, another on the fold below the first and nearer the base of the wing, the third at the end of the cell. The hindwings are smoky yellow.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Mr.
August Busck
Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over ...
.
Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 12 (2) : 69
References
Anomologini
Monotypic moth genera
Gelechiidae genera
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