Compsoctena spilophanes

Compsoctena spilophanes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.^[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.^[2]

Compsoctena spilophanes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. spilophanes
Binomial name
Compsoctena spilophanes (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
Melasina spilophanes Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, somewhat strigulated obscurely with dark fuscous irroration (speckles) and with ten to fifteen variable irregular shining white spots and blotches edged with dark fuscous. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Compsoctena spilophanes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena spilophanes (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.