Odites balsamias

Odites balsamias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species: O. balsamias
Binomial name
Odites balsamias
Meyrick, 1911

Odites balsamias is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are yellow whitish, the veins faintly yellower and the costal edge pale fulvous ochreous. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous tinged with grey.[3]

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 3 (1): 75 Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.


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