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Brachmia velitaris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Brachmia

Brachmia velitaris is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and with a small flattened-triangular dark fuscous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale ochreous-yellowish.

References

Brachmia velitaris Wikipedia