Brachmia antichroa

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

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

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous and the hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia antichroa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Brachmia antichroa Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 156.


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