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Compsolechia diplolychna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Compsolechia
Species:	C. diplolychna
Binomial name
Compsolechia diplolychna Meyrick, 1922

Compsolechia diplolychna is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Pará, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are purple blackish with a broad deep orange fascia at about two-thirds, leaving the costal edge dark fuscous. There are deep metallic-blue pointed streaks from its posterior edge near the extremities rather converging and not reaching the anterior edge. The hindwings are blackish, with a thinly scaled white blotch in the disc before the middle.

References

1. Savela, Markku (October 30, 2018). "Compsolechia diplolychna Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 86. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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