Odites natalensis

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Odites natalensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. natalensis
Binomial name
Odites natalensis
Walsingham, 1891

Odites natalensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania and Zimbabwe. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale straw yellow to beyond the middle, slightly shaded with brown on the extreme costal margin near the base. Beyond the middle is a slightly-waved transverse purplish fuscous line, beyond which the remainder of the wing is entirely shaded with pale brown, or brownish ochreous. The hindwings are very pale greyish 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. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1891 (1): 102 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .