Compsolechia petromorpha
| Compsolechia petromorpha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Compsolechia |
| Species: | C. petromorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsolechia petromorpha Meyrick, 1922 | |
Compsolechia petromorpha is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.[1]
The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The forewings are uniform rather dark violet-grey. The hindwings are dark grey, in males with a long light violet-grey hairpencil lying in the median fold and reaching the end of the cell, and a shorter but denser light grey hairpencil in the submedian fold.[2]
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