Compsolechia perlatella

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

Compsolechia perlatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Compsolechia
Species:
C. perlatella
Binomial name
Compsolechia perlatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia perlatella Walker, 1864
  • Gelechia smaragdulella Walker, 1864
  • Gelechia secundella Walker, 1864

Adults are dark cupreous, the forewings with two oblique aeneous-cinereous (bronze-ash-gray) bands, one near the base, the other in the middle.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia perlatella (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: 612   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.