Compsoctena intermediella

Compsoctena intermediella is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India.[1]

Compsoctena intermediella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. intermediella
Binomial name
Compsoctena intermediella
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Alavona intermediella Walker, 1866

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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Compsoctena intermediella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 35; p. 1817   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.