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Compsolechia neurophora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Compsolechia

Compsolechia neurophora is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).

The wingspan is 18-19 mm. The forewings are deep purple, more or less sprinlded grey-whitish, on the posterior fourth of the wing veins 3-7 are marked with light greyish streaks, while 2 and 8 are slightly indicated. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

References

Compsolechia neurophora Wikipedia