Brachmia inspersa

Brachmia inspersa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Assam, India.[2]

Brachmia inspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Brachmia
Species:
B. inspersa
Binomial name
Brachmia inspersa
Meyrick, 1921
Synonyms
  • Apethistis inspersa (Meyrick, 1921)

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous speckled with fuscous, with the costal edge brighter ochreous. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a pre-marginal series of cloudy subconfluent dots of dark fuscous irroration around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey, speckled darker.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia inspersa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (June 4, 2018). "Apethistis inspersa (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (14): 436.


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