Oedematopoda illucens
Oedematopoda illucens is a moth of the Stathmopodidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sierra Leone and South Africa (Mpumalanga).[1][2]
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are deep yellow, suffused with bronzy-fuscous towards the middle, and becoming dark bluish-fuscous on the apical third. The extreme base is dark bluish-fuscous. The hindwings are orange-yellow, paler towards rgw costa anteriorly. The apical third is dark fuscous.[3]
References
- Oedematopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Afro Moths
- Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23 : 338
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