Brachodes canonitis explained

Brachodes canonitis is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in the Himalayas.[1]

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are brownish or pale fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The submedian fold is sometimes obscurely whitish from the base to the middle. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly, sometimes with an obscure streak of whitish suffusion from the base to the middle of the disc.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/brachodidae/palamernis/ "Palamernis Meyrick, 1906"
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1906roya#page/204/mode/1up Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1906 (2): 204