Compsoctena cossinella

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Compsoctena cossinella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. cossinella
Binomial name
Compsoctena cossinella
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Alavona cossinellaWalker, 1866

Compsoctena cossinella is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India. [1]

Adults are whitish, the forewings very thinly brown speckled, except for two broad postmedial longitudinal streaks where the speckles are numerous. The costa has brown subquadrate marks and the exterior border has short brown streaks, which extend over the fringe. The hindwings are pale cinereous (ash grey). [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena cossinella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35; p. 1817 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .