Compsolechia percnospila

Compsolechia percnospila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]

Compsolechia percnospila
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C. percnospila
Binomial name
Compsolechia percnospila
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis percnospila Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale brownish, with scattered blackish scales tending to form strigulae and with the costal edge whitish-ochreous, with black spots at the base, the middle, and three-fourths, and the anterior half dotted with black. The stigmata are blackish, with the discal approximated, the plical somewhat before the first discal. There is a moderate blackish terminal fascia, its edge convex, irregular, terminating in the tornus. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

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