Commatica acropelta

Commatica acropelta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Commatica
Species:
C. acropelta
Binomial name
Commatica acropelta
Meyrick, 1914

Commatica acropelta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana, Brazil and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a fine white oblique strigula from three-fourths of the costa almost to the termen above the middle, the apical area beyond this light brownish-ochreous, with four white marginal dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous, rather lighter towards the base.[2]

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1914 : 238 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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