Compsoctena fossoria
| Compsoctena fossoria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. fossoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena fossoria (Meyrick, 1920) | |
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Compsoctena fossoria is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 19-21 mm. The forewings are grey, much suffused with whitish. There is a basal fascia of dark fuscous suffused irroration, continued as a broad streak along the costa to two-fifths, thence rather obliquely across the wing to near the dorsum, again angulated and continued to near the costa at four-fifths, with a branch to the tornus. A similar spot is found on the costa beyond the middle, and three or four small spots on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are light fuscous-grey.[3]
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