Brachmia craterospila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Brachmia
Species:
B. craterospila
Binomial name
Brachmia craterospila
Meyrick, 1923

Brachmia craterospila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Assam, India.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, with a few grey specks and a blackish-grey spot on the base of the costa, as well as a small spot on the dorsum near the base. The stigmata is large and blackish, the plical slightly before the first discal, the second discal larger, forming a round spot. There is a small blackish spot on the dorsum towards the tornus and a pre-marginal series of cloudy blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia craterospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia craterospila Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 46.


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