Odites microbolista
| Odites microbolista | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Odites |
| Species: | O. microbolista |
| Binomial name | |
| Odites microbolista Meyrick, 1937 | |
Odites microbolista is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Uganda.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are brownish-grey, with the costa narrowly suffused darker and with a black dot on the dorsum towards the base. There are two small adjacent black spots and some scattered black scales beneath the costa at three-fourths, three or four separate black dots indicating an excurved subterminal series beyond this. There is also a terminal series of minute black dots. The hindwings are light grey.
The larvae feed on Coffea species, rolling the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- ↑ Odites at funet.fi.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Exotic Microlep. 5 (4-5): 152
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