Brachmia obtrectata

Brachmia obtrectata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Brachmia
Species:	B. obtrectata
Binomial name
	Brachmia obtrectata; Meyrick, 1922

Last updated July 21, 2024

Brachmia obtrectata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.^[1] It is found in Shanghai, China.^[2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous speckled with fuscous and the stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a pre-marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale whitish grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia obtrectata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia obtrectata Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (16): 506. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia obtrectata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia obtrectata Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (16): 506. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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