Pectinivalva mystaconota is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is known from scattered localities in eastern Australia from Wellington, New South Wales south to Mount Nelson, Hobart, Tasmania.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Pectinivalva |
| Species: | P. mystaconota
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| Pectinivalva mystaconota Hoare, 2013
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The wingspan is 5.8-7.6 mm for males and 7.5-8.0 mm for females. The thorax and forewings are blackish fuscous and weakly shining. The hindwings are clothed in dark brown scales with iridescent reflections.[1]
Etymology edit
The specific name is derived from the Greek mystax (meaning moustache) and notos (meaning back) and refers to the tuft of hair-scales on T5 in the male.
References edit
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- ^ Phylogeny and host-plant relationships of the Australian Myrtaceae leafmining moth genus Pectinivalva (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), with new subgenera and species
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