Compsolechia stelliferella

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

Compsolechia stelliferella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Guatemala, Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 12-13 mm. The forewings are rich dark brown, with a metallic bluish spot at the extreme base of the costa, and five snow-white spots, one costal, at two-thirds of the wing length, one dorsal, at three-fourths, one on the disc, before the middle, one at the lower angle of the cell and one below the fold, nearer to the base. The hindwings are dark brownish fuscous.[2]

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