Compsoctena leucoconis

Compsoctena leucoconis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. leucoconis
Binomial name
Compsoctena leucoconis
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Melasina leucoconis Meyrick, 1926

Compsoctena leucoconis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-ochreous suffusedly overlaid with white. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. 1926a. New South African Microlepidoptera. - Annals of the South African Museum 23; p. 348
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