Compsolechia Sporozona
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''Compsolechia sporozona'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in
Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
, Brazil and Peru. The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are blackish, the markings formed of white irroration (sprinkles). There is a narrow basal fascia, widest on the dorsum, as well as a broad oblique antemedian fascia, sometimes connected on the dorsum with the basal, marked with a more or less distinct blackish spot representing the plical stigma. There is a broad postmedian direct fascia, not reaching the dorsum, marked with a round blackish spot representing the second discal stigma. There is also a slightly curved subterminal shade and a slender streak along the termen. The basal third of the hindwings is grey, around the apex sometimes whitish tinged towards the tips.''Transactions of the Entomological Society of London''. 1914: 259.


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Moths described in 1914 Compsolechia Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Compsolechia-stub