Biology:Odites nubeculosa

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Odites nubeculosa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa .[1][2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are fuscous whitish, with irregularly scattered with dark fuscous specks except towards the costa. The discal stigmata are black, with a cloudy fuscous spot beneath and slightly beyond the second. There are cloudy dots of suffused dark fuscous scales along the termen. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Odites nubeculosa Meyrick, 1918". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/oditinae/odites/#nubeculosa. Retrieved August 20, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Odites nubeculosa Meyrick, 1918". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ODITNUBE. 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 ☰ Q13910543 entry