Compsophila

Compsophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Compsophila
Meyrick, 1886[1]
Species: C. iocosma
Binomial name
Compsophila iocosma
Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
  • Niphadaza Butler, 1886
  • Niphadaza bicolor Butler, 1886

Compsophila is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Compsophila iocosma, which is found on Fiji.

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]

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