Ioditis mokwae

Ioditis mokwae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Ioditis
Species:	I. mokwae
Binomial name
	Ioditis mokwae; Razowski, 2013

Ioditis mokwae is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nigeria.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish with white suffusions and brownish dots. The costal strigulae (fine streaks) are whitish and divisions grey brown. The markings have the form of a grey-brown subapical blotch. The hindwings are grey, slightly mixed with brownish on the peripheries.

Etymology

The species name refers to Mokwa, the type locality.[1]

References

Razowski, J. 2013: Accessions to the Afrotropical fauna of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), 2.Polish journal of entomology, 82(3): 23-59. doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0032-9 .

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[1] Razowski, J. 2013: Accessions to the Afrotropical fauna of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), 2.Polish journal of entomology, 82(3): 23-59. doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0032-9 .