Brachmia amphisticta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Mozambique.[2]
| Brachmia amphisticta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Brachmia |
| Species: | B. amphisticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachmia amphisticta Meyrick, 1914
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| Synonyms | |
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Thubana amphisticta Meyrick, 1914 | |
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with the stigmata obscurely darker and the plical beneath the first discal, all edged posteriorly and the second discal also anteriorly with ochreous-whitish dots. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thubana amphisticta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia amphisticta Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (9): 279.
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