Compsoctena melitoplaca
| Compsoctena melitoplaca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. melitoplaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena melitoplaca (Meyrick, 1927) | |
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Compsoctena melitoplaca is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1927.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 17-19 mm. The forewings are white, with brownish-ochreous transverse strigulae and a few black scales and brownish-ochreous spots with some black scales beneath the middle of the disc and on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[3]
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