Compsolechia petromorpha

Description

Compsolechia petromorpha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru. The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The forewings are uniform rather dark violet-grey. The hindwings are dark grey, in males with a long light violet-grey hairpencil lying in the median fold and reaching the end of the cell, and a shorter but denser light grey hairpencil in the submedian fold.