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Odites carterella

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Species of moth

Odites carterella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Gambia.

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Odites carterella

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