Biology:Odites cuculans
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Short description: Species of moth
| Odites cuculans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Odites |
| Species: | O. cuculans
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| Binomial name | |
| Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918
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Odites cuculans is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Mozambique and the Republic of the Congo.[1][2]
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are whitish yellowish with the costal edge sometimes slightly brownish tinged anteriorly. There is a blackish dot towards the costa in the middle, and one on the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are whitish ochreous.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/oditinae/odites/#cuculans. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ODITCUCU. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "South African Micro-Lepidoptera Supplement". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6 (2): 54. https://journals.co.za/content/nfi_annalstm/6/2/AJA00411752_794.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13910110 entry
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