Compsophila
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Genus: | Compsophila |
Species: | C. iocosma
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Compsophila iocosma Meyrick, 1886
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Compsophila is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Compsophila iocosma, which is found on Fiji.
The wingspan is about 24 millimeters, the forewings rust-red in color and the hindwings snow-white with a large rust-red subbasal spot, a broad discal band, and a small oblique spot near the middle of the outer margin.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ XV. Descriptions of 21 new genera and 103 new species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from the Australian Region
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