Brachmia juridica

Brachmia juridica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Brachmia juridica
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B. juridica
Binomial name
Brachmia juridica
Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey, sprinkled with dark fuscous, more strongly in females. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical somewhat before the first discal. There is a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are grey, darker in females.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia juridica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Brachmia at funet
  3. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (3): 716


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