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Kertomesis amphicalyx

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Kertomesis amphicalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Kertomesis
Species:
K. amphicalyx
Binomial name
Kertomesis amphicalyx
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Paradoris amphicalyx Meyrick, 1911

Kertomesis amphicalyx is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in India.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with a moderate blackish basal fascia, the posterior edge nearly straight. The plical and first discal stigmata are minute and black, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a moderate blackish fascia at about three-fifths, constricted in the middle and several undefined dots or groups of blackish scales around the apical part of the costa and upper part of the termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (November 27, 2013). "Kertomesis amphicalyx (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 735. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.