Odites carterella

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

Odites carterella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by 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]

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