Compsoctena lycophanes

Compsoctena lycophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. lycophanes
Binomial name
Compsoctena lycophanes
(Meyrick, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Melasina lycophanes Meyrick, 1924

Compsoctena lycophanes is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1924.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.[2]

The wingspan is 19-20 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey, irregularly strewn with coarse greyish-ochreous and dark grey scales. The markings are grey suffusedly mixed with greyish-ochreous and dark fuscous. There is a basal patch occupying one-fourth of the wing, with the edge nearly straight, somewhat oblique. There is also a moderate rather oblique fasciae before and beyond the middle and there are some small spots along the costa, and irregular marbling towards the apex. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish, slightly sprinkled with light grey and with a moderate suffused dark grey terminal band.[3]

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