Biology:Odites microbolista

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Short description: Species of moth

Odites microbolista
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. microbolista
Binomial name
Odites microbolista
Meyrick, 1937

Odites microbolista is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Uganda.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Coffea species, rolling the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5 (4-5): 152

Wikidata ☰ Q25095256 entry