Compsolechia canofusella

Compsolechia canofusella
Scientific classification
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

Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia canofusella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 617

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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