| Brachmia custos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Brachmia |
| Species: | B. custos |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachmia custos Meyrick, 1911 | |
Brachmia custos is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous brown with a basal fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion and with the costa infuscated from this to beyond the middle. There is a broad fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion beyond the middle, the second discal stigma forming a small round dark fuscous spot on the inner edge of this. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia custos". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia custos Meyrick, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 725.
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