Compsoctena africanella is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Strand in 1909.[1] It is found in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]
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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. africanella
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| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena africanella (Strand, 1909)
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Compsoctena africanella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths