| Commatica falcatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Commatica |
| Species: | C. falcatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Commatica falcatella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Commatica falcatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Mexico, Colombia and the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Adults are chalybeous (steel-blue) black, the forewings with two silvery costal points, one at three-fifths of the length, the other at four-fifths. The hindwings are dark cupreous.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Commatica falcatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 625
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