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Odites inversa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Odites

Odites inversa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale, Katanga, West Kasai, North Kivu), Kenya, Madagascar and South Africa.

The wingspan is 11-13 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow, with a few scattered dark fuscous specks. The stigmata are blackish, the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. There is an almost marginal row of blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.

References

Odites inversa Wikipedia