Kertomesis rhodota
| Kertomesis rhodota | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Kertomesis |
| Species: | K. rhodota |
| Binomial name | |
| Kertomesis rhodota (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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Kertomesis rhodota is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in India.[1]
The wingspan is 12-14 mm. The forewings are light rosy-pink with a narrow blackish basal fascia. The plical and first discal stigmata are minute and black, the first discal sometimes placed in a small yellowish spot, the plical beneath it. The second discal is represented by a black transverse mark, sometimes surrounded with yellowish, resting on the apex of a transverse blackish dorsal spot. There is a small blackish spot on the costa slightly beyond this and a row of small black dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]
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