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Compsoctena secundella

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Compsoctena secundella
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C. secundella
Binomial name
Compsoctena secundella
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Eccompsoctena secundella Walsingham, 1897

Compsoctena secundella is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1897.[1] It is found in the Central African Republic and Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, thickly mottled, speckled and suffused with umber-brown scales, the two colours alternatingalong the costa in unequal spaces throughout. There is a rather strong patch of umber-brown scales at the end of the disc, which appears to be the only point at which this colour is more concentrated than on the remainder of the wing-surface, although it somewhat prevails also towards the apex and tornus. The hindwings are purplish fuscous.[3]

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