| Compsoctena agria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. agria |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena agria (Meyrick, 1909) | |
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Compsoctena agria is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with darker and with indications of a line of dark fuscous scales from three-fifths of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena agria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena agria (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (November 1909). "Descriptions of Tansvaal Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (1): 27–28 – via Sabinet.
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