Compsolechia chrysoplaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Compsolechia
Species:
C. chrysoplaca
Binomial name
Compsolechia chrysoplaca
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis chrysoplaca Meyrick, 1912

Compsolechia chrysoplaca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous whitish and with a round orange apical patch with a projection along the termen, edged with blackish except on a small whitish spot on the costa, and enclosing an elongate golden-metallic spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia chrysoplaca (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 694. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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