Anachastis

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Anachastis

Meyrick, 1911
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A. digitata
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Anachastis digitata
Meyrick, 1911

Anachastis is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae from the Seychelles. [1] It contains only one species, Anachastis digitata.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-ochreous irregularly tinged with crimson-pink, with scattered brown and blackish scales. The second discal stigma is dark grey and there is a reddish-fuscous outwardly oblique streak from the dorsum before the middle, not reaching the fold, and a similar inwardly oblique streak from the tornus. The hindwings are light grey. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Anachastis digitata Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 14 : 288 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .