Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Eriocottidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Compsoctena | |
Compsoctena dehradunensis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Pathania and Rose in 2004. It is found in Uttarakhand, India.
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are grey scaled and the hindwings are greyish-black scaled.
Etymology
The species is named after Dehradun, Uttaranchal, the type locality.
References
Compsoctena dehradunensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA