Acompsia pyrenaella

Acompsia pyrenaella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acompsia
Species: A. pyrenaella
Binomial name
Acompsia pyrenaella
Huemer & Karsholt, 2002

Acompsia pyrenaella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Pyrenees.[1]

The wingspan is 18–21 millimetres (0.71–0.83 in) for males and about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) for females. The forewings of the males are brown with groups of black scales. The hindwings are light grey. Females dark grey-brown forewings, mottled with light grey and with yellow and black scales. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from early July to early August.[2]

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