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Odites cuculans

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Odites

Odites cuculans is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Mozambique and the Republic of the Congo.

The wingspan is 15-19 mm. The forewings are whitish yellowish with the costal edge sometimes slightly brownish tinged anteriorly. There is a blackish dot towards the costa in the middle, and one on the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are whitish ochreous.

References

Odites cuculans Wikipedia