Biology:Odites fessa

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Short description: Species of moth

Odites fessa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. fessa
Binomial name
Odites fessa
Meyrick, 1921

Odites fessa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa .[1][2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous with the discal stigmata represented each only by two or three blackish specks. The hindwings are grey whitish.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Odites fessa Meyrick, 1921". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/oditinae/odites/#fessa. Retrieved August 22, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Odites fessa Meyrick, 1921". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ODITFESS. Retrieved August 22, 2020. 
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 107. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/202863#page/181/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13910176 entry