Kertomesis thyrota

Kertomesis thyrota is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929.^[1] It is found in Sudan.^[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with blackish markings. There is a suboval spot on the base of the costa, a subbasal dot almost on the dorsum, a dot representing the first discal stigma, a short inwards-oblique streak from the costa at two-thirds, an erect fasciate streak from the dorsum towards the tornus reaching two-thirds across the wing, and three or four marginal dots around the apex. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

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