Compsoctena rudis

Compsoctena rudis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. rudis
Binomial name
Compsoctena rudis
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Melasina rudis Meyrick, 1921

Compsoctena rudis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is 17-18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, thinly speckled with darker and with an obscure whitish dot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2); p. 136
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