Kertomesis thyrota

Kertomesis thyrota is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929.[1] It is found in Sudan.[2]

Kertomesis thyrota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Kertomesis
Species:
K. thyrota
Binomial name
Kertomesis thyrota
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Symmoca thyrota Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with blackish markings. There is a suboval spot on the base of the costa, a subbasal dot almost on the dorsum, a dot representing the first discal stigma, a short inwards-oblique streak from the costa at two-thirds, an erect fasciate streak from the dorsum towards the tornus reaching two-thirds of the way across the wing, and three or four marginal dots around the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (November 27, 2013). "Kertomesis thyrota (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Kertomesis thyrota (Meyrick, 1929)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 516.


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