Compsoctena connexalis

Compsoctena connexalis
Scientific classification
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 Eriocottidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Adults are dark cinereous, 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. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Walker, F. 1863c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII.– Tortricites & Tineites; p. 514
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