Pessograptis cyanactis

Pessograptis cyanactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pessograptis
Species: P. cyanactis
Binomial name
Pessograptis cyanactis
Meyrick, 1930

Pessograptis cyanactis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1930.[1] It is found in Brazil (Para).[2]

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, irregularly speckled grey and with the veins partially and irregularly streaked with blackish irroration. There are two very elongate irregular-oval spots about fold, the first at one-third, suffused blackish, the second somewhat beyond the middle, light greyish outlined with blackish irroration and surrounded with whitish suffusion beneath. The hindwings are violet-hyaline with the veins suffused dark grey and a grey terminal fascia.[3]

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