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Brachmia insulsa

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Brachmia insulsa
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B. insulsa
Binomial name
Brachmia insulsa
Meyrick, 1914

Brachmia insulsa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in India (Bengal)[2] and the United Arab Emirates.[3]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous with the stigmata dark-fuscous, the plical slightly before the first discal. There are some cloudy dark-fuscous dots around the apex and termen, sometimes almost obsolete. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia insulsa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Brachmia at funet
  3. ^ Afro Moths
  4. ^ J. Bombay nat. hist. Soc. 22 (4): 774