Compsoctena dermatodes
Compsoctena dermatodes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2]
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The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous, indistinctly strigulated with brownish, sometimes slightly mixed with whitish between the strigulae. There is a fuscous dot on the end 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 dermatodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena dermatodes (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (8): 253.
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