Compsolechia niobella

Compsolechia niobella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Compsolechia
Species: C. niobella
Binomial name
Compsolechia niobella
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia niobella Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Compsolechia tornoptila Meyrick, 1922

Compsolechia niobella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are grey with an oblique streak of brown suffusion from the dorsum towards the base reaching two-thirds across the wing. The discal and dorsal areas are suffused brownish from one-third to near the termen, a suffused dark brown streak from the disc at one-third to the termen beneath the apex, below this a paler area posteriorly, brown streaks on veins 8-11 except towards the costa. The hindwings are dark grey, paler towards the base.[2]

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