Commatica falcatella

Commatica falcatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Commatica
Species: C. falcatella
Binomial name
Commatica falcatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia falcatella Walker, 1864
  • Gelechia rostella Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Commatica falcatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Mexico, Colombia and the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Adults are chalybeous (steel-blue) black, the forewings with two silvery costal points, one at three-fifths of the length, the other at four-fifths. The hindwings are dark cupreous.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Commatica falcatella (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: 625


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