Kertomesis thyrota
| Kertomesis thyrota | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Kertomesis |
| Species: | K. thyrota |
| Binomial name | |
| Kertomesis thyrota (Meyrick, 1929) | |
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Kertomesis thyrota is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929.[1] It is found in Sudan.[2]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with blackish markings. There is a suboval spot on the base of the costa, a subbasal dot almost on the dorsum, a dot representing the first discal stigma, a short inwards-oblique streak from the costa at two-thirds, an erect fasciate streak from the dorsum towards the tornus reaching two-thirds across the wing, and three or four marginal dots around the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
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