Frisilia compsostoma

Frisilia compsostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species: F. compsostoma
Binomial name
Frisilia compsostoma
Meyrick, 1921

Frisilia compsostoma is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga) and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, on the posterior half thinly sprinkled with dark fuscous, the subdorsal furrow yellowish anteriorly and the base of the costa dark fuscous. The discal stigmata are small and blackish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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