Compsoctena connexalis

Compsoctena connexalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. connexalis
Binomial name
Compsoctena connexalis
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tissa connexalis Walker, 1863

Compsoctena connexalis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Adults are dark cinereous (ash gray), the forewings with a few black points near the base, and with three dark brown marks, which have black and silvery borders. These marks consist of two interior spots and a broad exterior undulating streak, which is forked towards the costa. The marginal line is silvery, with an exterior blackish border, which is interrupted by some silvery streaks on the brownish-cinereous fringe. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Compsoctena connexalis (Walker, 1863)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Walker, F. 1863. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII.– Tortricites & Tineites; p. 514 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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