Brachmia ptochodryas

Brachmia ptochodryas is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in India (Assam).[2]

Brachmia ptochodryas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
B. ptochodryas
Binomial name
Brachmia ptochodryas
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous speckled fuscous, with the stigmata dark fuscous, the plical little marked, somewhat before the first discal. There is an undefined spot of dark fuscous suffusion on the dorsal before the second discal and a pre-marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. 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 ptochodryas". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Brachmia at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 46


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.