Commatica acropelta
Species of moth
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Commatica acropelta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana, Brazil and Peru.[1]
| Commatica acropelta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Commatica |
| Species: | C. acropelta |
| Binomial name | |
| Commatica acropelta Meyrick, 1914 | |
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a fine white oblique strigula from three-fourths of the costa almost to the termen above the middle, the apical area beyond this light brownish-ochreous, with four white marginal dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous, rather lighter towards the base.[2]
