Pachnistis craniota

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

Pachnistis craniota
Scientific classification
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

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.[3]

References
  1. funet
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 293 Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine


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