Ioditis mokwae

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

Ioditis mokwae
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I. mokwae
Binomial name
Ioditis mokwae
Razowski, 2013

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

  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 .


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