Kertomesis rhodota

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Kertomesis rhodota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Kertomesis
Species:
K. rhodota
Binomial name
Kertomesis rhodota
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Paradoris rhodotaMeyrick, 1911

Kertomesis rhodota is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in India. [1]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are light rosy pink with a narrow blackish basal fascia. The plical and first discal stigmata are minute and black, the first discal sometimes placed in a small yellowish spot, the plical beneath it. The second discal is represented by a black transverse mark, sometimes surrounded with yellowish, resting on the apex of a transverse blackish dorsal spot. There is a small blackish spot on the costa slightly beyond this and a row of small black dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (November 27, 2013). "Kertomesis rhodota (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 735. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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