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Compsoctena ursulella

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Species of moth

Compsoctena ursulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: C. ursulella
Binomial name
Compsoctena ursulella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Alavona ursulella Walker, 1863

Compsoctena ursulella is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sierra Leone.

Adults are cinereous (ash gray), the forewings with diffuse black speckles and slightly rounded at the tips.

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Compsoctena ursulella (Walker, 1863)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  3. Walker, F. 1863c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII.– Tortricites & Tineites; p. 516 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Compsoctena ursulella


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