Compsoctena Intermediella
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''Compsoctena intermediella'' 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 cinereous-brown speckled, the forewings slightly reticulated with blackish. There is a brown middle band, which is much dilated and widely excavated towards the costa. There are also several blackish dots along the costa and two in the excavated part of the band.''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