Compsoctena rudis

Compsoctena rudis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. rudis
Binomial name
	Compsoctena rudis; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Melasina rudis Meyrick, 1921;

Compsoctena rudis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, thinly speckled with darker and with an obscure whitish dot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena rudis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena rudis (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): 135 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena rudis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena rudis (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 135 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.