Compsolechia stelliferella
| Compsolechia stelliferella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Compsolechia |
| Species: | C. stelliferella |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsolechia stelliferella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Compsolechia stelliferella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Guatemala, Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.[1]
The wingspan is 12-13 mm. The forewings are rich dark brown, with a metallic bluish spot at the extreme base of the costa, and five snow-white spots, one costal, at two-thirds of the wing length, one dorsal, at three-fourths, one on the disc, before the middle, one at the lower angle of the cell and one below the fold, nearer to the base. The hindwings are dark brownish fuscous.[2]
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