Kertomesis_dolabrata

<i>Kertomesis dolabrata</i>

Kertomesis dolabrata

Species of moth

Kertomesis dolabrata is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in India.[1]

Quick Facts Kertomesis dolabrata, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale grey suffused with white, with a few scattered dark fuscous scales. The markings are fuscous suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with black and with a narrow basal fascia, widest on the dorsum, the edge convex. There are small spots transversely placed, representing the plical and first discal stigmata. A transverse blotch is found from the dorsum towards the tornus reaching two-thirds of the way across the wing, with a strong projection from its anterior edge in the middle of the disc. There is also a small cloudy spot on the costa at two-thirds and a small apical spot, as well as two black dots on the termen beneath it. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (November 27, 2013). "Kertomesis dolabrata (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 589. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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