Compsophila

Compsophila is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Compsophila iocosma, which is found on Fiji.

Compsophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Compsophila

Species:
C. iocosma
Binomial name
Compsophila iocosma
Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
  • Niphadaza Butler, 1886
  • Niphadaza bicolor Butler, 1886

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
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. XV. Descriptions of 21 new genera and 103 new species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from the Australian Region


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