Brachmia craterospila

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Brachmia craterospila
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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]

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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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