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Compsoctena ostracitis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. ostracitis
Binomial name
Compsoctena ostracitis (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
Melasina ostracitis Meyrick, 1913

Compsoctena ostracitis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish with the costal edge blackish at the base. The hindwings are light grey.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Compsoctena ostracitis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena ostracitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
3. Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV Pterophoridae" (PDF). Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 334 – via Sabinet. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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