Compsolechia argyracma

Compsolechia argyracma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Para).[1]

Compsolechia argyracma
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C. argyracma
Binomial name
Compsolechia argyracma
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous with the base and more than the dorsal half suffused violet-blue, an irregular oblique blue streak from the costa at one-fourth running into it, the edge of the blue portion irregularly prominent beyond the middle. There is a fine angulated blue subterminal line, tinged silvery-whitish on the dorsal area and there is a shining silvery-whitish apical spot preceded by blue suffusion. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

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