Kertomesis rhodota

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

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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