Compsolechia versatella

Compsolechia versatella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Compsolechia
Species:	C. versatella
Binomial name
	Compsolechia versatella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia versatella Walker, 1864;

Compsolechia versatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Adults are fawn coloured, the forewings with several various black streaks, of which one on the exterior part of the costa is larger than the others. There is a broad abbreviated transverse submarginal white line, intersected by two short slender longitudinal black lines. The hindwings are dark brown.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia versatella (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: 604 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia versatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 604 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.