Compsoctena terrestris

Compsoctena terrestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Compsoctena terrestris is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng.[2]

The wingspan is 16โ€“18 mm for males and 22โ€“23 mm 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. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena terrestris (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 204โ€“205 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


 

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