Compsoctena aedifica
| Compsoctena aedifica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. aedifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena aedifica (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Compsoctena aedifica is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[2]
The wingspan is 20-24 mm. The forewings are whitish, with scattered small blackish-fuscous strigulae. The costal edge is whitish-ochreous and there are irregular markings formed of confluent cloudy blackish-fuscous strigulae, consisting of a small, sometimes partially obsolete, basal patch, a moderate fascia from one-third of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, another from three-fifths of the costa to the tornus, and a transverse spot from five-sixths of the costa, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, more or less tinged with grey.[3]
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