Compsolechia petromorpha

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

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]

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]

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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. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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