Commatica extremella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Commatica
Species:
C. extremella
Binomial name
Commatica extremella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia extremella Walker, 1864

Commatica extremella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Adults are dark cupreous brown, the forewings with a slender silvery streak, which extends from three-fourths of the length of the costa to the end of the exterior border. There is a white point at the tip of the costa. The hindwings are very narrow.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Commatica extremella (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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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