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Compsolechia ischnoptera

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Compsolechia ischnoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Compsolechia
Species:
C. ischnoptera
Binomial name
Compsolechia ischnoptera
Meyrick, 1922

Compsolechia ischnoptera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Pará, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark violet grey with a whitish-ochreous apical patch, its edge running from five-sixths of the costa to the tornus, almost straight, enclosing five irregular dark grey pre-marginal dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia ischnoptera Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 85. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.