Compsoctena melitoplaca

Compsoctena melitoplaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. melitoplaca
Binomial name
Compsoctena melitoplaca
(Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Melasina melitoplaca Meyrick, 1927

Compsoctena melitoplaca is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1927.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 17-19 mm. The forewings are white, with brownish-ochreous transverse strigulae and a few black scales and brownish-ochreous spots with some black scales beneath the middle of the disc and on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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