Compsoctena isopetra

Compsoctena isopetra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. isopetra
Binomial name
	Compsoctena isopetra; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Melasina isopetraMeyrick, 1921;

Last updated November 10, 2021

Compsoctena isopetra is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.^[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.^[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light grey, thinly and irregularly speckled with whitish and dark grey and with a whitish costal edge. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena isopetra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena isopetra (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 136 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena isopetra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena isopetra (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 136 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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