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Compsoctena
''Compsoctena'' is a genus of moths in the family Eriocottidae. It was erected by Philipp Christoph Zeller Philipp Christoph Zeller (8 April 1808 – 27 March 1883) was a German entomologist. Zeller was born at Steinheim an der Murr, Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt (Oder) where Philipp ... in 1852. Species * '' Compsoctena aedifica'' Meyrick, 1908 * '' Compsoctena aethalea'' Meyrick, 1907 * '' Compsoctena africanella'' Strand, 1909 * '' Compsoctena agria'' Meyrick, 1909 * '' Compsoctena araeopis'' Meyrick, 1926 * '' Compsoctena autoderma'' Meyrick, 1914 * '' Compsoctena barbarella'' Walker, 1856 * '' Compsoctena brachyctenis'' Meyrick, 1909 * '' Compsoctena brandbergensis'' Mey, 2007 * '' Compsoctena byrseis'' (Meyrick, 1934) * '' Compsoctena connexalis'' Walker, 1863 * '' Compsoctena cossinella'' Walker, 1866 * '' Compsoctena cossusella'' Walker, 1856 * '' Compsoctena cyclatma'' Meyrick, 1908 * '' Compsoctena de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Cyclatma
''Compsoctena cyclatma'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa (Limpopo), Zambia and Zimbabwe. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 28 mm. The forewings are fuscous, somewhat sprinkled with whitish and irregularly and suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish fuscous, the confluence of irroration forming several irregular broken longitudinal marks, and three or four spots on the posterior half of the costa. There is a rounded blotch of whitish suffusion on the dorsum before the middle, and an irregular streak of whitish suffusion along the posterior third of the dorsum and termen to the apex. The hindwings are grey. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Himachalensis
''Compsoctena himachalensis'' is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Pathania and Rose in 2004. It is found in India (Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...). Etymology The species is named for Himachal Pradesh, where the species has been recorded. References Moths described in 2004 Compsoctena Moths of Asia {{Eriocottidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Fossoria
''Compsoctena fossoria'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 19–21 mm. The forewings are grey, much suffused with whitish. There is a basal fascia of dark fuscous suffused irroration (sprinkling), continued as a broad streak along the costa to two-fifths, thence rather obliquely across the wing to near the dorsum, again angulated and continued to near the costa at four-fifths, with a branch to the tornus. A similar spot is found on the costa beyond the middle, and three or four small spots on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are light fuscous grey.Meyrick, E. (1920)"Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera" ''Annals of the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Expers
''Compsoctena expers'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Namibia and Zimbabwe. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 23 mm. The forewings are fuscous irregularly irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, and strigulated with dark fuscous irroration. There is an elongate mark of darker suffusion beneath the middle of the disc, terminated at each end with whitish, but no other defined markings. The hindwings are fuscous. References Moths described in 1911 Compsoctena Lepidoptera of Namibia Insects of Zimbabwe {{Eriocottidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Dermatodes
''Compsoctena dermatodes'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 22–24 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous, indistinctly strigulated with brownish, sometimes slightly mixed with whitish between the strigulae. There is a fuscous dot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Delocrossa
''Compsoctena delocrossa'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Its wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 25 mm. The forewings are grey, with the tips of the scales dark fuscous and with irregular indistinct dark fuscous transverse striae, in the cell more broken into dots. The area of the cell and median area of the costa is somewhat suffused with darker but undefined. The hindwings are grey. References Moths described in 1921 Compsoctena Insects of Zimbabwe Lepidoptera of South Africa {{Eriocottidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Dehradunensis
''Compsoctena dehradunensis'' is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Pathania and Rose in 2004. It is found in Uttarakhand, India. Etymology The species is named after Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ..., Uttaranchal, the type locality. References Moths described in 2004 Compsoctena Moths of Asia {{Eriocottidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Isopetra
''Compsoctena isopetra'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 18 mm. The forewings are light grey, thinly and irregularly speckled with whitish and dark grey and with a whitish costal edge. The hindwings are grey. References Moths described in 1921 Compsoctena Lepidoptera of South Africa Insects of Zimbabwe {{Eriocottidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Connexalis
''Compsoctena connexalis'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... 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. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Byrseis
''Compsoctena byrseis'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934. It is found in the former Katanga and Kasai-Occidental provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... References Moths described in 1934 Compsoctena Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Eriocottidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Brandbergensis
''Compsoctena brandbergensis'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2007. It is found in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea .... References Endemic fauna of Namibia Moths described in 2007 Compsoctena Lepidoptera of Namibia {{Eriocottidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compsoctena Brachyctenis
''Compsoctena brachyctenis'' is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 24 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, irregularly strewn with suffused fuscous strigulae irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish fuscous, appearing to form a small basal patch. There is a broad streak along anterior two-thirds of the costa, a broad bent median fascia, and a patch in the disc posteriorly, but these are all very indefinite. The ground colour appears to form a clear white patch towards the dorsum before the middle, and another towards the costa beyond the middle. There are about five small dark fuscous spots on the posterior half of the costa. The hindw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |