Biology:Odites laconica

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Short description: Species of moth

Odites laconica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. laconica
Binomial name
Odites laconica
Meyrick, 1927

Odites laconica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in South Africa .[1][2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are white with the costal edge pale yellowish. There are two or three small black marks or dots just before the margin around the apex. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous.[3]

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (12): 365

Wikidata ☰ Q13910407 entry