Brachmia sigillatrix

Brachmia sigillatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Brachmia
Species:	B. sigillatrix
Binomial name
	Brachmia sigillatrix; Meyrick, 1910

Brachmia sigillatrix is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous yellow, irregularly mixed with light brown suffusion. The stigmata is black, edged with white, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia sigillatrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia sigillatrix Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
Records of the Indian Museum. 5: 222.

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

[2] Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia sigillatrix Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[3] Records of the Indian Museum. 5: 222.