Pyncostola actias

Pyncostola actias is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.^[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are light shining golden-ochreous with a broad white costal streak from the base to the apex, the lower edge posteriorly suffused and more or less mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white dorsal suffused streak from the base to the tornus and sometimes some indistinct whitish streaks and dark fuscous scales towards the termen. The hindwings are pale grey.^[2]

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