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Acompsia dimorpha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acompsia

Similar
  
Acompsia antirrhinella, Acompsia cinerella, Acompsia, Gelechiidae

Acompsia dimorpha is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the French and Spanish Pyrenees. The habitat consists of the alpine zone.

The wingspan is 16–20 mm for males and 11–13 mm for females. The forewings of the males are greyish to black brown, mottled with light yellow or light greyish scales. The hindwings are light grey. They have black-brown forewings, mottled with yellow and light brown scales. The hindwings light grey, but darker at the apex. Adults are on wing from late July to early August.

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Acompsia dimorpha Wikipedia