Compsolechia cognatella

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

Compsolechia cognatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Adults are silvery white, the forewings dark cinereous (ash gray) beneath, except the fringe, which is slightly tipped with ochraceous. The hindwings are cinereous beneath along the costa and at the tips.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia cognatella (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

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Compsolechia cognatella (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