Ambloma brachyptera

Ambloma brachyptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Symmocidae
Genus: Ambloma
Species: A. brachyptera
Binomial name
Ambloma brachyptera
Walsingham, 1908

Ambloma brachyptera is a moth of the Symmocidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are hoary white, sprinkled with dark stony-grey scales. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

Larvae were found under the leaves of Lotus sessilifolius.

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