Compsoctena agria

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Compsoctena agria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. agria
Binomial name
Compsoctena agria
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Melasina agria Meyrick, 1909

Compsoctena agria is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.[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-fifths of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena agria (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (November 1909). "Descriptions of Tansvaal Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (1): 27–28 – via Sabinet. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.