Compsolechia seductella

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

Compsolechia seductella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Adults are fawn-colored. The forewings feature a few elongated black spots near the base and several black streaks of varying sizes across the disc. A curved white exterior line, composed of small points, runs along the wing, except near the costa, where it becomes continuous and retracted. There are also a few exterior white streaks, accompanied by three deep black streaks. The marginal line is pale fawn-colored. The hindwings are copper-brown.[2]


Hostplants: This species feeds on Miconia sp. and Clidemia sp., including Clidemia hirta.[3]


References

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  2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 602 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ REVIEW AND STATUS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROLOF CLIDEMIA IN HAWAII

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