Brachmia velitaris
Appearance
Brachmia velitaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Brachmia |
Species: | B. velitaris
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Binomial name | |
Brachmia velitaris Meyrick, 1913
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Brachmia velitaris is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and with a small flattened-triangular dark fuscous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellowish.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia velitaris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018. Note: This source has 1912 as the date of description.
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia velitaris Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV Pterophoridae". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 295 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.