Brachmia strigosa

Brachmia strigosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Brachmia
Species: B. strigosa
Binomial name
Brachmia strigosa
Meyrick, 1910

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

The wingspan is 9-11 mm. The forewings are pale yellow-ochreous, sprinkled with ferruginous points, especially on the dorsal half. There is a black dot near the base towards the costa, sometimes one on the base of the fold, and a small spot on the base of the dorsum. The stigmata is black, the plical somewhat obliquely before the first discal. There is a cloudy blackish dot on the dorsum beneath the second discal and a row of submarginal black dots around the posterior half of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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