Compsoctena dermatodes

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Compsoctena dermatodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. dermatodes
Binomial name
Compsoctena dermatodes
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Melasina dermatodesMeyrick, 1914

Compsoctena dermatodes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. [1] It is found in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. [2]

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous, indistinctly strigulated with brownish, sometimes slightly mixed with whitish between the strigulae. There is a fuscous dot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous. [3]

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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 dermatodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena dermatodes (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (8): 253. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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