Acraephnes nivea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
| Acraephnes nivea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Acraephnes |
| Species: | A. nivea
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| Binomial name | |
| Acraephnes nivea Turner, 1947
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The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The forewings and hindwings are white.[2]
References
edit- ^ Acraephnes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 153