Compsolechia subapicalis

Compsolechia subapicalis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Compsolechia subapicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Compsolechia
Species:
C. subapicalis
Binomial name
Compsolechia subapicalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia subapicalis Walker, 1864

Adults are dark cupreous brown, white beneath, the forewings have a light cupreous marginal space, in which there are two transverse lines of elongated white points. These lines are approximate hindward, the points of the second are much larger than those of the first, and are accompanied by three deep black streaks.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia subapicalis (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 599


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