Compsoctena numeraria

Compsoctena numeraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. numeraria
Binomial name
	Compsoctena numeraria; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Melasina numeraria Meyrick, 1914;

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

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-yellowish, strewn except along the costa with scattered dark fuscous scales more or less arranged in longitudinal lines, and tending to form small transverse strigulae. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base and there is a dark fuscous dot on the end of the cell, and an irregular streak of dark fuscous irroration running from this to the apex. There are scattered dark fuscous scales along the terminal edge. The hindwings are pale greyish.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena numeraria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Afro Moths
^ Meyrick, E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 4(4): 204 Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena numeraria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Meyrick, E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 4(4): 204 Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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