Brachmia circumfusa

Brachmia circumfusa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Guinea.[2]

Brachmia circumfusa
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B. circumfusa
Binomial name
Brachmia circumfusa
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale violet-fuscous, the costal and terminal edge ochreous-yellow and the discal stigmata small, blackish, the second somewhat larger. There is a pre-marginal series of small blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia circumfusa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018. Note: This source has 1923 as the year of description.
  2. Brachmia at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (16): 506


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