Pachnistis silens

Pachnistis silens is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

Pachnistis silens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Pachnistis
Species:
P. silens
Binomial name
Pachnistis silens
Meyrick, 1935

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. The stigmata are very small, obscure, dark fuscous and approximated, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (July 11, 2014). "Pachnistis silens Meyrick, 1935". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (18-19): 565.


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