''Hyperoptica ptilocentra'' 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 Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus ''Hyperoptica''. The genus and species were both described by Edward Meyrick in 1934 and are found in

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Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Xyloryctidae-stub