Compsoctena connexalis
Species of moth
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Compsoctena connexalis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
| Compsoctena connexalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. connexalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena connexalis (Walker, 1863) | |
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Adults are dark cinereous (ash gray), the forewings with a few black points near the base, and with three dark brown marks, which have black and silvery borders. These marks consist of two interior spots and a broad exterior undulating streak, which is forked towards the costa. The marginal line is silvery, with an exterior blackish border, which is interrupted by some silvery streaks on the brownish-cinereous fringe. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]
