Compsoctena ostracitis

Compsoctena ostracitis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Compsoctena ostracitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eriocottidae
Genus:
Compsoctena
Species:
C. ostracitis
Binomial name
Compsoctena ostracitis
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Melasina ostracitis Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish with the costal edge blackish at the base. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena ostracitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena ostracitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV Pterophoridae" (PDF). Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 334 – via Sabinet.


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