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Compsoctena fossoria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Eriocottidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Compsoctena

Compsoctena fossoria is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 19-21 mm. The forewings are grey, much suffused with whitish. There is a basal fascia of dark fuscous suffused irroration, continued as a broad streak along the costa to two-fifths, thence rather obliquely across the wing to near the dorsum, again angulated and continued to near the costa at four-fifths, with a branch to the tornus. A similar spot is found on the costa beyond the middle, and three or four small spots on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are light fuscous-grey.

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Compsoctena fossoria Wikipedia