Phyllocnistis atractias

Phyllocnistis atractias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species: P. atractias
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis atractias
Meyrick, 1906[1]

Phyllocnistis atractias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 4 mm. Adults have a fringe of hairs around the edge of each wing. The fore wings are shiny white with brown wing tips.[3]

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