Ptychopseustis Eutacta
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''Ptychopseustis eutacta'' is a
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 ...
in the family Crambidae. It is found in
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, where it has been recorded from
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...
. The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with some brownish-ochreous suffusion and a paler median area. There are some dark-fuscous scales on the costal edge, as well as a broad dark-fuscous transverse line containing some whitish scales. The hindwings are whitish with a faint fuscous subterminal line.Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
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References

Cybalomiinae Moths described in 1908 {{Crambinae-stub