Compsolechia argyracma
Compsolechia argyracma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Pará, Brazil.[1]
| Compsolechia argyracma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Compsolechia |
| Species: | C. argyracma |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsolechia argyracma Meyrick, 1922 | |
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous with the base and more than the dorsal half suffused with violet blue, an irregular oblique blue streak from the costa at one-fourth running into it, the edge of the blue portion irregularly prominent beyond the middle. There is a fine angulated blue subterminal line, tinged with silvery whitish on the dorsal area and there is a shining silvery-whitish apical spot preceded by blue suffusion. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia argyracma Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 83.
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