Compsolechia chrysoplaca

Compsolechia chrysoplaca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Compsolechia
Species:	C. chrysoplaca
Binomial name
	Compsolechia chrysoplaca; (Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
	Anacampsis chrysoplaca Meyrick, 1912;

Compsolechia chrysoplaca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous whitish and with a round orange apical patch with a projection along the termen, edged with blackish except on a small whitish spot on the costa, and enclosing an elongate golden-metallic spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia chrysoplaca (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 694. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia chrysoplaca (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 694. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.