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Compsoctena ostracitis
Compsoctena ostracitis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish with the costal edge blackish at the base. The hindwings are light grey.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 659008.