Brachmia deltopis

Brachmia deltopis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in Kenya and Uganda.[2]

Brachmia deltopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Brachmia
Species:
B. deltopis
Binomial name
Brachmia deltopis
Meyrick, 1920

The larvae feed on Hibiscus micranthus.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia deltopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia deltopis Meyrick, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Brachmia deltopis Meyrick, 1920". Afromoths. Retrieved August 18, 2020.


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