Biology:Odites furfurosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Odites furfurosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Odites
Species:
O. furfurosa
Binomial name
Odites furfurosa
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Myriopleura furfurosa Meyrick, 1906

Odites furfurosa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 14–19 mm. The forewings are pale yellowish ochreous, in females more whitish ochreous. The discal stigmata are cloudy and fuscous, the first very small and often indistinct, the second larger and distinct. The hindwings in males are fuscous, while they are whitish ochreous in females, sometimes fuscous tinged.[2]

References

  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17 (2): 405 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13910227 entry