Compsolechia parmata

Compsolechia parmata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Compsolechia parmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Compsolechia
Species:
C. parmata
Binomial name
Compsolechia parmata
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark ash grey with a rounded black blotch extending on the costa from one-fifth to the middle and reaching two-thirds of the way across the wing, edged with some scattered ochreous-whitish scales. There is a similarly edged subtriangular black spot in the disc at two-thirds and an ochreous-white dot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia parmata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 139.


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