| Commatica falcatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Commatica |
| Species: | C. falcatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Commatica falcatella (Walker, 1864) | |
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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.
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.
References
- Savela, Markku. "Commatica falcatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 625
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| Commatica falcatella | |
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