Compsolechia mangelivora
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Compsolechia |
Species: | C. mangelivora
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Binomial name | |
Compsolechia mangelivora (Walsingham, 1897)
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Compsolechia mangelivora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from St. Thomas[1] and Puerto Rico.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous, with profuse hoary speckling and a dark fuscous elongate spot on the costa before the middle, which is preceded and followed by some hoary whitish scaling, of which there is also a slight patch at the commencement of the costal cilia. The hindwings are brownish grey.
The larvae feed on Rhizophora mangel.[2]
References
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- ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 80 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.