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Acraephnes nivea

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Acraephnes nivea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Acraephnes
Species:
A. nivea
Binomial name
Acraephnes nivea
Turner, 1947

Acraephnes nivea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The forewings and hindwings are white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Acraephnes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 153