Commatica stygia explained

Commatica stygia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 9mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a faint interrupted fine whitish line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, acutely angulated in the middle and very near the margins throughout. The hindwings are dark grey with a grey expansible hair-pencil lying in the disc from the base to the middle.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 12, 2015 . Commatica stygia Meyrick, 1922 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 20, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1922roya#page/71/mode/1up Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 71.