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]

Odites nubeculosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. nubeculosa
Binomial name
Odites nubeculosa
Meyrick, 1918

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 edit

  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.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.