Pycnobathra acromelas
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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]
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- ^ 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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