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Compsolechia chrysoplaca

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Compsolechia chrysoplaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Compsolechia
Species:
C. chrysoplaca
Binomial name
Compsolechia chrysoplaca
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis chrysoplaca Meyrick, 1912

Compsolechia chrysoplaca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous whitish and with a round orange apical patch with a projection along the termen, edged with blackish except on a small whitish spot on the costa, and enclosing an elongate golden-metallic spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia chrysoplaca (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 694. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.