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Odites citrantha

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Species of moth

Odites citrantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species: O. citrantha
Binomial name
Odites citrantha
Meyrick, 1908

Odites citrantha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are clear yellow with the discal stigmata minute and blackish. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908: 729 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Odites citrantha

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