Commatica falcatella

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

Commatica falcatella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil (Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro).[1]

Adults are chalybeous-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]

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