Brachmia custos

Brachmia custos is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Brachmia custos
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B. custos
Binomial name
Brachmia custos
Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous-brown with a basal fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion and with the costa infuscated from this to beyond the middle. There is a broad fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion beyond the middle, the second discal stigma forming a small round dark fuscous spot on the inner edge of this. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia custos". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Brachmia at funet
  3. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (3): 725


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