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| Compsoctena ursulella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. ursulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena ursulella (Walker, 1863) | |
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Compsoctena ursulella is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]
Adults are cinereous (ash gray), the forewings with diffuse black speckles and slightly rounded at the tips.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Compsoctena ursulella (Walker, 1863)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ↑ Walker, F. 1863c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII.– Tortricites & Tineites; p. 516
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