Compsolechia tardella

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

Compsolechia tardella 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 blackish brown, the forewings irregularly cinereous (ash-gray) speckled, with two or three black occasionally obsolete spots in the disc and a few white and deep black submarginal streaks. The hindwings are dark cupreous brown.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia tardella (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: 606 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia tardella (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: 606 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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