Compsoctena rudis
| Compsoctena rudis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. rudis |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena rudis (Meyrick, 1921) | |
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Compsoctena rudis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, thinly speckled with darker and with an obscure whitish dot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena rudis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena rudis (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 135 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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