Kertomesis amphicalyx

Kertomesis amphicalyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Kertomesis
Species: K. amphicalyx
Binomial name
Kertomesis amphicalyx
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Paradoris amphicalyx Meyrick, 1911

Kertomesis amphicalyx is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in India.[1]

The wingspan is 11-13 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white with a moderate blackish basal fascia, the posterior edge nearly straight. he plical and first discal stigmata are minute and black, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a moderate blackish fascia about three-fifths, constricted in the middle and several undefined dots or groups of blackish scales around the apical part of the costa and upper part of the termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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