Acompsia caucasella

Acompsia caucasella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Acompsia
Species:	A. caucasella
Binomial name
	Acompsia caucasella; Huemer & , 2002

Acompsia caucasella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to Caucasus Mountains.

The wingspan is 19–22 millimetres (0.75–0.87 in) for males. The forewings are light ochreous brown with some yellow, mottled with medium brown scales at the base and in the centre of the forewing. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in July.

Etymology[]

The species is named after the type region.^[1]

References[]

^ "A review of the genus Acompsia Huebner, 1825, with description of new species (Gelechiidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 25: 109–151. 2002.

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[1] "A review of the genus Acompsia Huebner, 1825, with description of new species (Gelechiidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 25: 109–151. 2002.

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