Compsoctena lycophanes

Description

Compsoctena lycophanes is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1924. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape. The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey, irregularly strewn with coarse greyish-ochreous and dark grey scales. The markings are grey suffusedly mixed with greyish-ochreous and dark fuscous. There is a basal patch occupying one-fourth of the wing, with the edge nearly straight, somewhat oblique. There is also a moderate rather oblique fasciae before and beyond the middle and there are some small spots along the costa, and irregular marbling towards the apex. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish, slightly sprinkled with light grey and with a moderate suffused dark grey terminal band.