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''Acompsia pyrenaella'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...
. The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is for males and about for females. The forewings of the males are brown with groups of black scales. The hindwings are light grey. Females dark grey-brown forewings, mottled with light grey and with yellow and black scales. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from early July to early August.


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Moths described in 2002 Acompsia Moths of Europe {{Dichomeridinae-stub