Compsoctena dehradunensis

Compsoctena dehradunensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Compsoctena
Species:	C. dehradunensis
Binomial name
	Compsoctena dehradunensis; Pathania & Rose, 2004

Compsoctena dehradunensis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Pathania and Rose in 2004.[1] It is found in Uttarakhand, India.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are grey scaled and the hindwings are greyish-black scaled.

Etymology

The species is named after Dehradun, Uttaranchal, the type locality.[2]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
First record of the genus Compsoctena ZELLER (Lepidoptera: Eriocottidae) from India with three new species

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] First record of the genus Compsoctena ZELLER (Lepidoptera: Eriocottidae) from India with three new species