Brachmia velitaris

Brachmia velitaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Brachmia
Species:	B. velitaris
Binomial name
	Brachmia velitaris; Meyrick, 1913

Brachmia velitaris is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.^[1] It is found in South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and with a small flattened-triangular dark fuscous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale ochreous-yellowish.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia velitaris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018. Note: This source has 1912 as the date of description.
^ Brachmia at funet
^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 295 Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia velitaris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018. Note: This source has 1912 as the date of description.

[2] Brachmia at funet

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 295 Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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