Compsoctena autoderma
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Compsoctena autoderma (Meyrick, 1914)
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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]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena autoderma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 253