Brachmia sitiens

Brachmia sitiens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Brachmia sitiens
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B. sitiens
Binomial name
Brachmia sitiens
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous irrorated with rather dark fuscous. The stigmata is cloudy, dark fuscous, the plical somewhat before the first discal. There is a faint irregular transverse shade from the second to the dorsum and there are traces of cloudy submarginal dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia sitiens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Brachmia at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 114


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