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Compsoctena lycophanes

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Species of moth

Compsoctena lycophanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. lycophanes
Binomial name
Compsoctena lycophanes
(Meyrick, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Melasina lycophanes Meyrick, 1924

Compsoctena lycophanes is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1924. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Compsoctena lycophanes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena lycophanes (Meyrick, 1924)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Compsoctena lycophanes


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