Pachnistis silens

(Pachnistis silens)

Description

Pachnistis silens is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1935. It is found in Taiwan. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous, irrorated fuscous. The stigmata are very small, obscure, dark fuscous and approximated, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Pachnistis
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