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Compsolechia argyracma

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ13475006 ↗
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Compsolechia argyracma 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 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous with the base and more than the dorsal half suffused with violet blue, an irregular oblique blue streak from the costa at one-fourth running into it, the edge of the blue portion irregularly prominent beyond the middle. There is a fine angulated blue subterminal line, tinged with silvery whitish on the dorsal area and there is a shining silvery-whitish apical spot preceded by blue suffusion. The hindwings are dark grey.

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Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1922—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Compsolechia, argyracma and species can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “Compsolechia argyracma” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.