Anachastis Explained

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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  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . 2017 . Anachastis digitata Meyrick, 1911 . Afromoths . November 17, 2017.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofli214linn#page/288/mode/1up Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 14 : 288