Compsolechia versatella

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

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

Adults are fawn coloured, the forewings with several various black streaks, of which one on the exterior part of the costa is larger than the others. There is a broad abbreviated transverse submarginal white line, intersected by two short slender longitudinal black lines. The hindwings are dark brown.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia versatella (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: 604 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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