Odites siccinervis

(Odites siccinervis)

Description

Odites siccinervis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Uganda. The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, the veins obscurely brownish. The discal stigmata are moderate and dark fuscous, the plical indicated in one wing by a speck obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a marginal series of blackish dots around the apical third of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish. The larvae feed on the leaves of Coffea species.

Taxonomic tree:

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