Pachnistis craniota

Pachnistis craniota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Pachnistis
Species:	P. craniota
Binomial name
	Pachnistis craniota; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Lecithocera craniota Meyrick, 1913; Lecithocera propitia Meyrick, 1913; Pachnistis consors Meyrick, 1921;

Pachnistis craniota is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are bronzy grey or dark purplish fuscous, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey whitish.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (July 11, 2014). "Pachnistis craniota (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pachnistis craniota (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 293 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (July 11, 2014). "Pachnistis craniota (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pachnistis craniota (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 293 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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