Commatica xanthocarpa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru.[1]

Commatica xanthocarpa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Commatica
Species:
C. xanthocarpa
Binomial name
Commatica xanthocarpa
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are dark purple fuscous irregularly suffused with orange fulvous, leaving especially an undefined dark fasciate streak proceeding from the dorsum before the middle obliquely across the fold, then longitudinally to join a similar dark fascia from the costa preceding a fine whitish oblique striga from the costa at three-fourths reaching three-fourths across the wing, the apical area beyond this orange with two white dots on the costa before the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 12, 2015). "Commatica xanthocarpa Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 73.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.