Compsolechia tardella
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Compsolechia tardella (Walker, 1864)
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Compsolechia tardella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[1]
Adults are blackish brown, the forewings irregularly cinereous (ash-gray) speckled, with two or three black occasionally obsolete spots in the disc and a few white and deep black submarginal streaks. The hindwings are dark cupreous brown.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia tardella (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: 606