Compsolechia balia explained

Compsolechia balia is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1910. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero, Morelos).[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are leaden brownish, thickly and profusely sprinkled with pale cinereous scales leaving a very ill-defined andscarcely perceptible darker medio-costal spot, and a tornal shade diffused outward and upward, and a small spot above the middle of the termen. The hindwings are pale chocolate-brown.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anacampsinae/compsolechia/ funet.fi
  2. https://archive.org/stream/mobotbca_15_04_00#page/n47/mode/1up Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 34