Commatica emplasta

(Commatica emplasta)

Description

Commatica emplasta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana and Peru. The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey irrorated with dark fuscous, more or less variably mixed or suffused with pale greyish-ochreous except towards the costa and dorsum, the costa suffused with dark fuscous. There is a small dark fuscous spot on the fold before one-fourth. The stigmata are represented by similar spots, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a fine oblique white strigula from the costa at three-fourths and a black mark along the apical part of the costa, and four black dots or groups of scales along the termen. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly, with a fringe of long hairs from the lower margin of the cell.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Commatica
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