Compsolechia ischnoptera

Compsolechia ischnoptera
Scientific 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

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

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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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.