Compsoctena spilophanes

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

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

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, somewhat strigulated obscurely with dark fuscous irroration (speckles) and with ten to fifteen variable irregular shining white spots and blotches edged with dark fuscous. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena spilophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena spilophanes (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena spilophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena spilophanes (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.