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Brachmia autonoma

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Brachmia autonoma
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B. autonoma
Binomial name
Brachmia autonoma
Meyrick, 1910

Brachmia autonoma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found on the Chagos Archipelago.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale yellow-ochreous suffusedly mixed with light brownish. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical somewhat before the first discal and there is a small cloudy fuscous spot on the dorsum beneath the second discal, as well as a row of dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia autonoma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Brachmia at funet
  3. ^ Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910 : 369