Ptilothyris crossoceros

Description

Ptilothyris crossoceros is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1934. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (North Kivu) and Tanzania. The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are dark purple with a more or less developed variable suffused pale yellow blotch beyond the middle of the dorsum. The hindwings are orange, with the apical two-fifths dark fuscous, the division suffused, extended as a narrow suffused border along the remainder of the termen and dorsum to the base.