Biology:Odites atmopa

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Short description: Species of moth

Odites atmopa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. atmopa
Binomial name
Odites atmopa
Meyrick, 1914

Odites atmopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 26–27 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous with the costal edge ochreous except towards the base and with the discal stigmata minute and blackish, the second immediately followed by a pale grey cloudy spot. There is a curved subterminal series of a very few grey scales and a terminal series of cloudy blackish-grey dots. The hindwings are yellow whitish.[2]

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 22 (4): 780 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13909948 entry