Compsoctena autoderma

Compsoctena autoderma is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

Compsoctena autoderma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eriocottidae
Genus:
Compsoctena
Species:
C. autoderma
Binomial name
Compsoctena autoderma
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Melasina autoderma Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are fuscous, or brownish ochreous tinged with fuscous, especially towards the base of the costa, usually with very indistinct scattered darker fuscous strigulae. There is a very indistinct darker fuscous transverse mark on the upper angle of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena autoderma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena autoderma (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (8): 253.


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