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Compsolechia canofusella

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

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

Adults are black, the forewings with a submarginal band which is not chalybeous (steel blue), but includes a zigzag chalybeous line. The exterior border is almost straight and slightly oblique. The hindwings are dark cupreous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia canofusella (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: 617 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.