Kertomesis palacta explained

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous irregularly sprinkled with dark brown and with an elongate black mark along the base of the costa and a transverse blackish spot from the dorsum near the base. The first discal stigma is dot like and black, the second represented by a roundish black spot resting on a transverse-oblong blackish dorsal blotch. There is a moderate semi-circular blackish spot on the costa rather beyond this and a row of cloudy blackish dots around the apical portion of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 27, 2013 . Kertomesis palacta (Meyrick, 1911) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 3, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn20191011bomb#page/736/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 736.