Odites obvia

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Odites obvia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. obvia
Binomial name
Odites obvia
Meyrick, 1914

Odites obvia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous. The stigmata are blackish, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. There is a series of small blackish almost marginal dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous whitish, slightly greyish tinged towards the apex. [3]

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Annals of the South African Museum 10 (8): 250 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .