Pachnistis cephalochra

Pachnistis cephalochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Pachnistis
Species: P. cephalochra
Binomial name
Pachnistis cephalochra
Meyrick, 1907

Pachnistis cephalochra is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India (Punjab) and Bhutan.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, sprinkled with light greyish-ochreous. The hindwings are fuscous, paler towards the base.[2]

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