Pavolechia
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''Pavolechia'' is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species ''Pavolechia argentea'', which is found in Panama and
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. The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark blackish brown with a bright, bluish metallic sheen and with a round, silvery white dot on the cell and an oblong, silvery white dash at the end of the cell. The hindwings are blackish brown with a large silvery white spot on the middle of costa and a somewhat smaller similar spot just below it on the dorsal edge.Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47 (2043) : 21


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Gelechiinae Gelechiidae genera Taxa named by August Busck {{Gelechiinae-stub