Pachnistis craniota

Pachnistis craniota is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.^[1][2]

Pachnistis craniota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Pachnistis
Species:	P. craniota
Binomial name
Pachnistis craniota (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
Lecithocera craniota Meyrick, 1913 Lecithocera propitia Meyrick, 1913 Pachnistis consors Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are bronzy grey or dark purplish fuscous, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey whitish.^[3]