| Brachmia melicephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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. It is found in Myanmar.
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.
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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| Brachmia melicephala | |
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