Compsolechia petromorpha

Compsolechia petromorpha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Compsolechia petromorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Compsolechia
Species:
C. petromorpha
Binomial name
Compsolechia petromorpha
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The forewings are uniform rather dark violet grey. The hindwings are dark grey, in males with a long light violet-grey hair-pencil lying in the median fold and reaching the end of the cell, and a shorter but denser light grey hair-pencil in the submedian fold.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia petromorpha Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 84.


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