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''Compsoctena rudis'' 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 1921. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, thinly speckled with darker and with an obscure whitish dot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.


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Moths described in 1921 Compsoctena Lepidoptera of Mozambique Lepidoptera of South Africa Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa {{Eriocottidae-stub