Odites carterella

Odites carterella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. carterella
Binomial name
Odites carterella

Odites carterella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Gambia.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are shining pale stramineous ochreous, with a very short dark brown basal patch, of which the outer margin is slightly bulged below the middle. The hindwings are shining whitish, with a faint greyish ochreous tinge.[3]

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): 103 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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