Compsolechia ischnoptera explained

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

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark violet grey with a whitish-ochreous apical patch, its edge running from five-sixths of the costa to the tornus, almost straight, enclosing five irregular dark grey pre-marginal dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 30, 2018 . Compsolechia ischnoptera Meyrick, 1922 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 23, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1922roya#page/85/mode/1up Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 85.