Compsoctena aedifica

Compsoctena aedifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. aedifica
Binomial name
Compsoctena aedifica
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Melasina aedifica Meyrick, 1908

Compsoctena aedifica is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[2]

The wingspan is 20-24 mm. The forewings are whitish, with scattered small blackish-fuscous strigulae. The costal edge is whitish-ochreous and there are irregular markings formed of confluent cloudy blackish-fuscous strigulae, consisting of a small, sometimes partially obsolete, basal patch, a moderate fascia from one-third of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, another from three-fifths of the costa to the tornus, and a transverse spot from five-sixths of the costa, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, more or less tinged with grey.[3]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.