Commatica falcatella

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]

Commatica falcatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Commatica
Species:
C. falcatella
Binomial name
Commatica falcatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia falcatella Walker, 1864
  • Gelechia rostella Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

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
  1. Savela, Markku. "Commatica falcatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 625


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