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Pachnistis craniota

(Pachnistis craniota)

Description

Pachnistis craniota is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are bronzy-grey or dark purplish-fuscous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey-whitish.

Taxonomic tree:

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