Compsoctena agria
Compsoctena agria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eriocottidae |
Genus: | Compsoctena |
Species: | C. agria |
Binomial name | |
Compsoctena agria (Meyrick, 1909) | |
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Compsoctena agria is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with darker and with indications of a line of dark fuscous scales from three-fifth of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena agria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Meyrick, E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2(1); p. 27-28
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