Brachmia craterospila

Brachmia craterospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Brachmia
Species: B. craterospila
Binomial name
Brachmia craterospila
Meyrick, 1923

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, with a few grey specks and a blackish-grey spot on the base of the costa, as well as a small spot on the dorsum near the base. The stigmata is large, blackish, the plical slightly before the first discal, the second discal larger, forming a round spot. There is a small blackish spot on the dorsum towards the tornus and a pre-marginal series of cloudy blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

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