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Compsolechia crescentifasciella

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Compsolechia crescentifasciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Compsolechia
Species:
C. crescentifasciella
Binomial name
Compsolechia crescentifasciella
(Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia crescentifasciella Chambers, 1874

Compsolechia crescentifasciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1][2]

Adults are ash gray, microscopically dusted with brown. There is a crescentic, very indistinct pale fascia at the beginning of the cilia, very concave towards the base of the wing. There are also one or two minute dark spots on the disc, and one at its apex.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 237 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.