Odites pelochrosta
| Odites pelochrosta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Odites |
| Species: | O. pelochrosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Odites pelochrosta Meyrick, 1933 | |
Odites pelochrosta is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1933. It is found in Sierra Leone.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous with a small dark fuscous spot on the dorsum at one-fourth and four or five scattered blackish scales towards the costa at one-fourth, a very few scattered in the disc and towards the termen, and a larger irregular accumulation towards the costa at three-fourths. The plical and second discal stigmata are minute and dark fuscous. There is a terminal series of minute blackish dots. The hindwings are closely and minutely speckled grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Odites at funet.fi.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Exotic Microlep. 4 (13-14): 434
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