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Compsoctena invariella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Eriocottidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Compsoctena

Compsoctena invariella is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found in India.

Adults are cinereous fawn, but the abdomen and hindwings paler and more cinereous. The forewings of the females are darker than those of the males, with numerous minute diffuse brown speckles.

References

Compsoctena invariella Wikipedia