Compsolechia cassidata
Compsolechia cassidata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana and Brazil.[1]
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark violet-leaden grey with the base slenderly dark fuscous and with a dark fuscous transverse streak at one-sixth and a suffused dark fuscous streak from the fold at two-fifths of the wing slightly upcurved to the costa beyond the middle. A suffused dark fuscous streak is found from the disc beyond the middle to the costa just above the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia cassidata (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1914: 257.
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