Kertomesis oxycryptis

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Kertomesis oxycryptis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Kertomesis
Species:
K. oxycryptis
Binomial name
Kertomesis oxycryptis
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Symmoca oxycryptisMeyrick, 1911

Kertomesis oxycryptis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in India. [1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous. The stigmata form cloudy blackish spots, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal, a small blackish spot on the dorsum obliquely before the second discal. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (November 27, 2013). "Kertomesis oxycryptis (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 516.