Compsolechia canofusella
Compsolechia canofusella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]
| Compsolechia canofusella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Compsolechia |
| Species: | C. canofusella |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsolechia canofusella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Adults are black, the forewings with a submarginal band which is not chalybeous (steel blue), but includes a zigzag chalybeous line. The exterior border is almost straight and slightly oblique. The hindwings are dark cupreous.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia canofusella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 617
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