Kertomesis thyrota

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

Kertomesis thyrota is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. [1] It is found in Sudan. [2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with blackish markings. There is a suboval spot on the base of the costa, a subbasal dot almost on the dorsum, a dot representing the first discal stigma, a short inwards-oblique streak from the costa at two-thirds, an erect fasciate streak from the dorsum towards the tornus reaching two-thirds of the way across the wing, and three or four marginal dots around the apex. The hindwings are light grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (November 27, 2013). "Kertomesis thyrota (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Kertomesis thyrota (Meyrick, 1929)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 516.
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