Compsoctena ostracitis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in South Africa.[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. ostracitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Compsoctena ostracitis (Meyrick, 1913)
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish with the costal edge blackish at the base. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena ostracitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV Pterophoridae" (PDF). Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 334 – via Sabinet.
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