Odites metaphracta

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Odites metaphracta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. metaphracta
Binomial name
Odites metaphracta
Meyrick, 1909

Odites metaphracta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, with a faint yellowish tinge. The costal edge is fulvous. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous. [3]

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References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Annals of the South African Museum 5 (7): 354