Compsolechia niobella explained

Compsolechia niobella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 18mm. The forewings are grey with an oblique streak of brown suffusion from the dorsum towards the base reaching two-thirds across the wing. The discal and dorsal areas are suffused brownish from one-third to near the termen, a suffused dark brown streak from the disc at one-third to the termen beneath the apex, below this a paler area posteriorly, brown streaks on veins 8-11 except towards the costa. The hindwings are dark grey, paler towards the base.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Compsolechia Meyrick, 1918 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 17, 2017.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1922roya#page/96/mode/1up Description of Compsolechia tornoptila in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1922: 96