Brachmia melicephala

Brachmia melicephala is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in Burma.[2]

Brachmia melicephala
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B. melicephala
Binomial name
Brachmia melicephala
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous irrorated darker, the costa anteriorly suffused darker and the second discal stigma obscurely darker. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia melicephala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Brachmia at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 114


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