Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Eriocottidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Compsoctena | |
Compsoctena terrestris 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 16-18 mm for males and 22-23 for females. The forewings are fuscous somewhat sprinkled with whitish-fuscous, and with dark fuscous scales tending to form very obscure scattered strigulae. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.
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