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Ptochaula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Immidae
Genus:	Ptochaula Meyrick, 1920
Species:	P. niphadopa
Binomial name
Ptochaula niphadopa Meyrick, 1920

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).

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.

References

1. Ptochaula at funet.fi.
2. Exotic Microlep. 2 (11): 325 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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