Odites exterrita

Odites exterrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species: O. exterrita
Binomial name
Odites exterrita
Meyrick, 1937

Odites exterrita is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are cream white, with the costal edge tinged yellow. The hindwings are grey, with the apical edge somewhat suffused pale yellowish.[3]

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5 (4-5): 152 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.


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