Compsoctena Spilophanes
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''Compsoctena spilophanes'' is a moth 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 Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, somewhat strigulated obscurely with dark fuscous irroration (speckles) and with ten to fifteen variable irregular shining white spots and blotches edged with dark fuscous. The hindwings are dark fuscous.


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Moths described in 1921 Compsoctena Lepidoptera of South Africa Insects of Zimbabwe {{Eriocottidae-stub