Compsoctena intermediella

Compsoctena intermediella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. intermediella
Binomial name
	Compsoctena intermediella; (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
	Alavona intermediella Walker, 1866;

Compsoctena intermediella is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India.^[1]

Adults are cinereous-brown speckled, the forewings slightly reticulated with blackish. There is a brown middle band, which is much dilated and widely excavated towards the costa. There are also several blackish dots along the costa and two in the excavated part of the band.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena intermediella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35; p. 1817

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena intermediella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35; p. 1817

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