Compsoctena araeopis

Compsoctena araeopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. araeopis
Binomial name
Compsoctena araeopis
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Melasina araeopis Meyrick, 1926

Compsoctena araeopis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2]

The wingspan is 24-26 mm. The forewings are grey closely irrorated with blackish and irregularly and suffusedly strigulated with white. The hindwings are grey, darker-speckled.[3]

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