Pycnobathra acromelas

Pycnobathra acromelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Pycnobathra
Species:	P. acromelas
Binomial name
	Pycnobathra acromelas; (Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
	Nothris acromelas Turner, 1919; Xerometra acromelas;

Pycnobathra acromelas is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish with a slight brownish suffusion. The discal dots and a few scattered scales are blackish and the first discal is found at one-third, the second at two-thirds and the plical well beyond the first discal. There is a small irregular apical blackish spot, with some marginal blackish dots on the costa towards the apex and on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 164

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[1] Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.

[2] Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 164