Compsoctena numeraria

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

Last updated November 10, 2021

Compsoctena numeraria is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.^[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng.^[2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are light ochreous yellowish, strewn except along the costa with scattered dark fuscous scales more or less arranged in longitudinal lines, and tending to form small transverse strigulae. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base and there is a dark fuscous dot on the end of the cell, and an irregular streak of dark fuscous irroration (speckles) running from this to the apex. There are scattered dark fuscous scales along the terminal edge. The hindwings are pale greyish.^[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 numeraria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena numeraria (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 204 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.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 numeraria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena numeraria (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 204 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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