''Compsoctena cossinella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Eriocottidae Eriocottidae or Old World spiny-winged moths is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera whose position relative to other members of the superfamily Tineoidea is currently unknown. There are two subfamilies, Compsocteninae and Eriocottinae. ...

. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Adults are whitish, the forewings very thinly brown speckled, except for two broad postmedial longitudinal streaks where the speckles are numerous. The costa has brown subquadrate marks and the exterior border has short brown streaks, which extend over the fringe. The hindwings are pale cinereous (ash grey).''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 35; p. 1817

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Moths described in 1866 Compsoctena Moths of Asia {{Eriocottidae-stub