Odites ricinella

Last updated

Odites ricinella
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. ricinella
Binomial name
Odites ricinella
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria ricinellaStainton, 1859

Odites ricinella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1859. It is found in India. [1]

The forewings gradually increase in breadth to beyond the middle, then become slightly narrower, the hind margin truncate, ochreous, with numerous small brown spots, and a larger darker spot on the disc before the middle. Towards the apex is frequently a curved row of brown dots. The hind margin is spotted with brown. The hindwings are whitish, with a few brown dots on the apical margin.

The larvae feed on Ricinus communis , rolling up the edge of a leaf. They are bright green with a black head. [2]

Related Research Articles

<i>Dodona ouida</i> Species of butterfly

Dodona ouida, the mixed Punch, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm in West China, Himalayas, Northeast India (hills) and Burma that belongs to the Punches and Judies, that is, the family Riodinidae.

<i>Catopsilia pomona</i> Species of butterfly

Catopsilia pomona, the common emigrant or lemon emigrant, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in Asia, Cambodia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species Catopsilia crocale and Catopsilia pomona.

<i>Hyles euphorbiae</i> Species of moth

Hyles euphorbiae, the spurge hawk-moth, is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. This hawk moth is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed leafy spurge, but usually only in conjunction with other agents. The larvae consume the leaves and bracts of the plant. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

<i>Cigaritis elima</i> Species of butterfly

Cigaritis elima, the scarce shot silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Sri Lanka and India. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1877.

<i>Acraea neobule</i> Species of butterfly

Acraea neobule, the wandering donkey acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa and south-western Arabia.

<i>Lichenaula lichenea</i> Species of moth

Lichenaula lichenea is a species of moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is known in Australia from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.

Paraplatyptilia albidus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Acraea rogersi</i> Species of butterfly

Acraea rogersi, the Rogers' large acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae which is native to the African tropics and northern subtropics.

<i>Acraea insularis</i> Species of butterfly

Acraea insularis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of São Tomé. The species was first named in 1893 by Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe.

Acraea pelopeia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Cameroon to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Central African Republic.

<i>Acraea pentapolis</i> Species of butterfly

Acraea pentapolis, also known as the scarce tree-top acraea or eastern musanga acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western and central Africa.

Psilocerea vestitaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. It is found on Madagascar.

<i>Cryptophasa albacosta</i> Species of moth

Cryptophasa albacosta, the small fruit tree borer, is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by John Lewin in 1805. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Odites practoria is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Assam, India.

Odites fruticosa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in India.

Odites fructuosa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found on the Comoros, where it has been recorded from Mayotte.

Odites ricini is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1859. It is found in India.

Odites dilutella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1881. It is found in South Africa.

Odites perissa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.

<i>Sphiximorpha willistoni</i> Species of insect

Sphiximorpha willistoni, or Williston's wasp fly, is a rare species of syrphid fly found in eastern North America. It is a strong wasp mimic. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers from which they get both enegy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. Larvae in this genus are found in sap runs of trees.

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (n.s.) 5: 116 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .