Compsolechia Cognatella
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''Compsolechia cognatella'' 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 was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil. Adults are silvery white, the forewings dark cinereous (ash gray) beneath, except the fringe, which is slightly tipped with ochraceous. The hindwings are cinereous beneath along the costa and at the tips.''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 29: 606


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Moths described in 1864 Compsolechia {{Compsolechia-stub