Compsoctena terrestris

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]

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

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
  1. 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.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. 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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