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Compsoctena autoderma

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Compsoctena autoderma
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C. autoderma
Binomial name
Compsoctena autoderma
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Melasina autoderma Meyrick, 1914

Compsoctena autoderma is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is 18-21 mm. The forewings are fuscous, or brownish-ochreous tinged with fuscous, especially towards the base of the costa, usually with very indistinct scattered darker fuscous strigulae. There is a very indistinct darker fuscous transverse mark on the upper angle of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

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