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Brachmia circumfusa

(Brachmia circumfusa)

Description

Brachmia circumfusa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Guinea. The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale violet-fuscous, the costal and terminal edge ochreous-yellow and the discal stigmata small, blackish, the second somewhat larger. There is a pre-marginal series of small blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Brachmia
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