| Compsoctena taprobana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. taprobana |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena taprobana (Walsingham, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Compsoctena taprobana is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1887. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]
Taprobana and Taprobane was the name by which the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka was known to the ancient Greeks.
Neasura taprobana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Compsoctena is a genus of moths in the family Eriocottidae. It was erected by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.
Compsoctena dermatodes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Compsoctena pinguis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Taiwan and China.
Compsoctena terrestris is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng.
Compsoctena isopetra is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Compsoctena psammosticha is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Compsoctena quassa is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Compsoctena rudis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Compsoctena araeopis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Namibia.
Compsoctena expers is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Compsoctena fossoria is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.
Compsoctena leucoconis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Namibia.
Compsoctena lycophanes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1924. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.
Compsoctena ochrastis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in South Africa.
Compsoctena ostracitis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.
Compsoctena talarodes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Compsoctena media is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the Central African Republic.
Cleora taprobana is a moth of the family Geometridae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1953. It is found in Sri Lanka.