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Compsolechia transjectella

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Compsolechia transjectella
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C. transjectella
Binomial name
Compsolechia transjectella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia transjectella Walker, 1864

Compsolechia transjectella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.[1]

Adults are blackish, the forewings with minute cinereous speckles and a few slight cinereous streaklets, as well as a transverse denticulated cinereous line at four-fifths of the length. The submarginal points are deep black, marked with white. There is a ferruginous marginal line and the costa is oblique towards the tip. The hindwings are dark brown.[2]

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