Odites orthometra
| Odites orthometra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Odites |
| Species: | O. orthometra |
| Binomial name | |
| Odites orthometra Meyrick, 1908 | |
Odites orthometra is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 16-18 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, in females tinged with brownish-ochreous and irrorated with brownish. The stigmata are blackish, the first discal rather large, the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a strongly curved subterminal series of minute black dots, the central dot enlarged and conspicuous. There is also a series of minute indistinct blackish dots on the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Odites at funet.fi.
- ↑ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 18 (3): 634
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.