Brachmia velitaris

Brachmia velitaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Brachmia
Species:	B. velitaris
Binomial name
	Brachmia velitaris; Meyrick, 1913

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

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.

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[1] 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.

[2] Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia velitaris Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV Pterophoridae". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 295 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.