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 Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[1]

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

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