Compsoctena niphocosma

Compsoctena niphocosma is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2]

Compsoctena niphocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eriocottidae
Genus:
Compsoctena
Species:
C. niphocosma
Binomial name
Compsoctena niphocosma
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Melasina niphocosma Meyrick, 1934

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melasina niphocosma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena niphocosma (Meyrick, 1934)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.


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