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Frisilia compsostoma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Frisilia

Frisilia compsostoma is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga) and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, on the posterior half thinly sprinkled with dark fuscous, the subdorsal furrow yellowish anteriorly and the base of the costa dark fuscous. The discal stigmata are small and blackish. The hindwings are grey.

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Frisilia compsostoma Wikipedia