Compsoctena fossoria

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

Compsoctena fossoria
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C. fossoria
Binomial name
Compsoctena fossoria
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Melasina fossoria Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are grey, much suffused with whitish. There is a basal fascia of dark fuscous suffused irroration, 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]

References

  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. Afro Moths
  3. Meyrick, E. 1920c. Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera. - Annals of the South African Museum 17; p. 310


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