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 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

Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Odites nubeculosa Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Odites nubeculosa Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "South African Micro-Lepidoptera Supplement". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 54 – via Sabinet.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Odites nubeculosa Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Odites nubeculosa Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "South African Micro-Lepidoptera Supplement". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 54 – via Sabinet.