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Compsoctena numeraria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Eriocottidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Compsoctena

Compsoctena numeraria is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-yellowish, strewn except along the costa with scattered dark fuscous scales more or less arranged in longitudinal lines, and tending to form small transverse strigulae. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base and there is a dark fuscous dot on the end of the cell, and an irregular streak of dark fuscous irroration running from this to the apex. There are scattered dark fuscous scales along the terminal edge. The hindwings are pale greyish.

References

Compsoctena numeraria Wikipedia