Pantacordis pallida is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is found in mainland Italy and on Malta and Sicily.[1] It is also found in Morocco and Algeria.

Pantacordis pallida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Pantacordis
Species:
P. pallida
Binomial name
Pantacordis pallida
(Staudinger, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Symmoca pallida Staudinger, 1876
  • Pantacordis pallidum
  • Symmoca exiguella Chrétien, 1915
  • Symmoca minutella Chrétien in Oberthür, 1922

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are dirty yellowish with a very light darker sprinkling on the forewings.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.