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Pachnistis cephalochra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Autostichidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pachnistis

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

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.

References

Pachnistis cephalochra Wikipedia