Compsoctena connexalis

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. connexalis
Binomial name
Compsoctena connexalis (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
Tissa connexalis Walker, 1863

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]