Compsoctena aedifica

Compsoctena aedifica is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908.^[1] It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.^[2]

Compsoctena aedifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. aedifica
Binomial name
Compsoctena aedifica (Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
Melasina aedifica Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The forewings are whitish, with scattered small blackish-fuscous strigulae. The costal edge is whitish ochreous and there are irregular markings formed of confluent cloudy blackish-fuscous strigulae, consisting of a small, sometimes partially obsolete, basal patch, a moderate fascia from one-third of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, another from three-fifths of the costa to the tornus, and a transverse spot from five-sixths of the costa, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are ochreous whitish, more or less tinged with grey.^[3]