Compsophila
Genus of moths
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Compsophila is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Compsophila iocosma, which is found on Fiji.
| Compsophila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Acentropinae |
| Genus: | Compsophila Meyrick, 1886[1] |
| Species: | C. iocosma |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsophila iocosma Meyrick, 1886 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
