Compsolechia niobella
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| Species: | C. niobella
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| Compsolechia niobella (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Compsolechia niobella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[1]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. 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]
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