Compsoctena terrestris
Compsoctena terrestris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eriocottidae |
Genus: | Compsoctena |
Species: | C. terrestris |
Binomial name | |
Compsoctena terrestris (Meyrick, 1914) | |
Synonyms | |
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Compsoctena terrestris is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng.[2]
The wingspan is 16–18 mm for males and 22-23 for females. The forewings are fuscous somewhat sprinkled with whitish-fuscous, and with dark fuscous scales tending to form very obscure scattered strigulae. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena terrestris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Meyrick, E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 4(4): 204 Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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