Compsoctena aedifica

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Compsoctena aedifica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. aedifica
Binomial name
Compsoctena aedifica
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Melasina aedificaMeyrick, 1908

Compsoctena aedifica is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. [1] It is found in Gauteng, South Africa. [2]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The forewings are whitish, with scattered small blackish-fuscous strigulae. The costal edge is whitish ochreous and there are irregular markings formed of confluent cloudy blackish-fuscous strigulae, consisting of a small, sometimes partially obsolete, basal patch, a moderate fascia from one-third of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, another from three-fifths of the costa to the tornus, and a transverse spot from five-sixths of the costa, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are ochreous whitish, more or less tinged with grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena aedifica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena aedifica (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 744. m PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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