Brachmia melicephala

Brachmia melicephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Brachmia
Species:	B. melicephala
Binomial name
	Brachmia melicephala; Meyrick, 1918

Brachmia melicephala is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in Myanmar.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) darker, the costa anteriorly suffused darker and the second discal stigma obscurely darker. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia melicephala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia melicephala Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 114.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia melicephala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia melicephala Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 114.