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Odites artigena (Meyrick, 1914)

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Higher taxa: Peleopodidae (family)/  Oditinae (subfamily)/  Odites (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1914)
Citation:Xylorycta artigena, n. sp.
Original genus:Xylorycta
Publication:Meyrick E. 1914b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:10
Issue:
Pagination:250
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1554705
Name(English):Avocado web caterpillar
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Odites artigena (Meyrick, 1914) Holotype ♂ SAMC Holotype ♂, SAMC South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Victoria District, leg. W. D. Gooch.
Odites artigena (Meyrick, 1914) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratype 1♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Victoria District, leg. W. D. Gooch.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Odites artigena (Meyrick, 1914) Kenya Anderson T. J. 1927. Annual report of the entomologist. page 136–147
Odites artigena (Meyrick, 1914) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Meyrick E. 1914b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 250
Plant note:

Biology and description of larva see D. E. Evans (1969: 435–442).

Evans D. E. 1969. The biology and parasites of Odites artigena Meyr. (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae) on coffee in Kenya.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Odites artigena (Meyrick, 1914) Persea americana Lauraceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 512
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination