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Brachmia amphisticta

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Brachmia amphisticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Brachmia
Species:
B. amphisticta
Binomial name
Brachmia amphisticta
Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms

Thubana amphisticta Meyrick, 1914

Brachmia amphisticta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Mozambique.[2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with the stigmata obscurely darker and the plical beneath the first discal, all edged posteriorly and the second discal also anteriorly with ochreous-whitish dots. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Thubana amphisticta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia amphisticta Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (9): 279. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.