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Odites diopta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Odites
Species:	O. diopta
Binomial name
Odites diopta Meyrick, 1917

Odites diopta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in the Central African Republic.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale yellow ochreous. The discal stigmata are large and black and there is an almost marginal series of small blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.

References

1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
2. Afro Moths
3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (2): 57 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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