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''Compsoctena agria'' 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 1909. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with darker and with indications of a line of dark fuscous scales from three-fifths of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous.


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Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1909 Compsoctena Lepidoptera of South Africa {{Eriocottidae-stub