Compsoctena rudis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

Compsoctena rudis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. rudis
Binomial name
Compsoctena rudis
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Melasina rudis Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, thinly speckled with darker and with an obscure whitish dot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena rudis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena rudis (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 135 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.