Compsoctena fossoria

Compsoctena fossoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. fossoria
Binomial name
	Compsoctena fossoria; (Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
	Melasina fossoriaMeyrick, 1920;

Last updated November 10, 2021

Compsoctena fossoria is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.^[1] It is found in South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are grey, much suffused with whitish. There is a basal fascia of dark fuscous suffused irroration (sprinkling), continued as a broad streak along the costa to two-fifths, thence rather obliquely across the wing to near the dorsum, again angulated and continued to near the costa at four-fifths, with a branch to the tornus. A similar spot is found on the costa beyond the middle, and three or four small spots on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are light fuscous grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena fossoria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena fossoria (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1920). "Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera". Annals of the South African Museum. 17: 310. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena fossoria (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1920). "Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera". Annals of the South African Museum. 17: 310. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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