Compsoctena microctenis

Compsoctena microctenis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. microctenis
Binomial name
	Compsoctena microctenis; Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms
	Melasina microctenis Meyrick, 1914; Melasina tridentifera Meyrick, 1927;

Compsoctena microctenis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.^[1] It is found in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.^[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with some scattered undefined strigulae of brownish and black specks, especially in the disc and on the anterior portion of the costa. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena microctenis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Afro Moths
^ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 253

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 253

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