Commatica stygia

Commatica stygia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Commatica stygia
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C. stygia
Binomial name
Commatica stygia
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a faint interrupted fine whitish line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, acutely angulated in the middle and very near the margins throughout. The hindwings are dark grey with a grey expansible hair-pencil lying in the disc from the base to the middle.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 12, 2015). "Commatica stygia Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 71.


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