Biology:Odites cuculans

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Short description: Species of moth

Odites cuculans
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. cuculans
Binomial name
Odites cuculans
Meyrick, 1918

Odites cuculans is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Mozambique and the Republic of the Congo.[1][2]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are whitish yellowish with the costal edge sometimes slightly brownish tinged anteriorly. There is a blackish dot towards the costa in the middle, and one on the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are whitish ochreous.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/oditinae/odites/#cuculans. Retrieved August 20, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ODITCUCU. Retrieved August 20, 2020. 
  3. Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "South African Micro-Lepidoptera Supplement". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6 (2): 54. https://journals.co.za/content/nfi_annalstm/6/2/AJA00411752_794.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13910110 entry