Compsolechia ischnoptera

Compsolechia ischnoptera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Pará, Brazil.[1]

Compsolechia ischnoptera
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C. ischnoptera
Binomial name
Compsolechia ischnoptera
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark violet grey with a whitish-ochreous apical patch, its edge running from five-sixths of the costa to the tornus, almost straight, enclosing five irregular dark grey pre-marginal dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia ischnoptera Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 85.


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