| Compsoctena isopetra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Compsoctena |
| Species: | C. isopetra |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena isopetra (Meyrick, 1921) | |
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Compsoctena isopetra is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light grey, thinly and irregularly speckled with whitish and dark grey and with a whitish costal edge. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena isopetra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena isopetra (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 136 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Compsoctena isopetra |
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