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Compsoctena melitoplaca

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Compsoctena melitoplaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species:
C. melitoplaca
Binomial name
Compsoctena melitoplaca
(Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Melasina melitoplaca Meyrick, 1927

Compsoctena melitoplaca is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.[1] It is found in South Africa.[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 melitoplaca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Compsoctena melitoploca (Meyrick, 1927)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.