Compsolechia hemileucas explained

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

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are dark violet grey with the markings suffused and blackish. There is a narrow basal fascia and a somewhat curved fascia at one-fifth, as well as a rather curved fascia from three-fifths of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, indistinct towards the margins. A broad streak is found from the disc at three-fifths to the termen beneath the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous, in males with the basal half white, the edge suffused and irregular.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 30, 2018 . Compsolechia hemileucas Meyrick, 1922 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 23, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1922roya#page/82/mode/1up Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 82.