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Odites psilotis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Odites

Odites psilotis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 16-17 mm. The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, thinly scaled. The discal stigmata are indicated by two or three blackish scales, the first sometimes absent. There is an almost marginal series of dark grey or blackish dots along the termen, sometimes little marked. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.

References

Odites psilotis Wikipedia