Odites incusata

Odites incusata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1][2]

Odites incusata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Odites
Species:
O. incusata
Binomial name
Odites incusata
Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, with scattered dark fuscous specks. The discal stigmata are moderately large and blackish, the plical only indicated by three or four blackish specks, rather obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a row of blackish pre-marginal dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale bluish grey, with a whitish-ochreous gloss.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Odites incusata Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Odites incusata Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 107 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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