Octasphales niphadosticha

(Octasphales niphadosticha)

Description

Octasphales niphadosticha is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in New Guinea. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are grey, darker on the veins, strewn throughout with numerous white dots forming a longitudinal series, posteriorly on the veins. The costal edge is white between the antemedian scale-projection and the cilia. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Octasphales
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