Compsoctena leucoconis

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

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

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

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena leucoconis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena leucoconis (Meyrick, 1926)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1926). "New South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the South African Museum. 23: 348.


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