Compsoctena melitoplaca
Compsoctena melitoplaca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eriocottidae |
Genus: | Compsoctena |
Species: | C. melitoplaca |
Binomial name | |
Compsoctena melitoplaca (Meyrick, 1927) | |
Synonyms | |
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Compsoctena melitoplaca is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1927.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are white, with brownish-ochreous transverse strigulae and a few black scales and brownish-ochreous spots with some black scales beneath the middle of the disc and on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena melitoplaca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3: 329
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