Compsolechia binotatella

Compsolechia binotatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Compsolechia
Species:	C. binotatella
Binomial name
	Compsolechia binotatella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia binotatella Walker, 1864;

Compsolechia binotatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.^[1]

Adults are cupreous brown, the forewings with two black points at the base and with a black spot in the disc near the base and a white transverse line at five-sixths of the length, traversed by an interrupted black streak, and forming an acute exterior angle, which emits a streak towards the border. There are a few slight white longitudinal submarginal streaks and a broad black streak along the tip of the costa.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia binotatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 601

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia binotatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 601

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