Compsolechia versatella

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

Compsolechia versatella 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 fawn coloured, the forewings with several various black streaks, of which one on the exterior part of the costa is larger than the others. There is a broad abbreviated transverse submarginal white line, intersected by two short slender longitudinal black lines. The hindwings are dark brown.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia versatella (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: 604

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia versatella (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: 604

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