Compsoctena autoderma
| Compsoctena autoderma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. autoderma |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena autoderma (Meyrick, 1914) | |
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Compsoctena autoderma is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is 18-21 mm. The forewings are fuscous, or brownish-ochreous tinged with fuscous, especially towards the base of the costa, usually with very indistinct scattered darker fuscous strigulae. There is a very indistinct darker fuscous transverse mark on the upper angle of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
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