Compsolechia crescentifasciella

(Compsolechia crescentifasciella)

Description

Compsolechia crescentifasciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas. Adults are ash gray, microscopically dusted with brown. There is a crescentic, very indistinct pale fascia at the beginning of the cilia, very concave towards the base of the wing. There are also one or two minute dark spots on the disc, and one at its apex.

Taxonomic tree:

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