Ptochaula

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Ptochaula niphadopa is a moth in the family Immidae and the sole species in genus Ptochaula. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in India (Assam).[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/immoidea/immidae/ptochaula/ Ptochaula] at funet.fi.

The wingspan is about 17 mm for males and 23 mm for females. The forewings are dark fuscous with a whitish dot on the end of the cell, smaller in females. The hindwings are blackish-fuscous.[https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid02meyr#page/325/mode/1up Exotic Microlep. 2 (11): 325]{{PD-notice}}

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Category:Immidae

Category:Moths of Asia

Category:Monotypic moth genera

Category:Taxa named by Edward Meyrick

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