Odites nubeculosa

Odites nubeculosa
Scientific classification
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 Depressariidae family. It was described by 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 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. Odites at funet.fi.
  2. "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 6 (2) : 54
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