Odites centrias
Odites centrias is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. It is found in Burma,[1] India and Sri Lanka.
| Odites centrias | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Odites |
| Species: | O. centrias |
| Binomial name | |
| Odites centrias (Meyrick, 1894) | |
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The wingspan is 14–19 mm. The forewings are often almost whitish, the veins usually more or less distinctly lined with fuscous, most strongly in the palest specimens. There is a characteristic black dot on the origin of veins 4 and 5 which is always conspicuous.[2] The hindwings are whitish ochreous.[3]
References
- "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18 (3): 633
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1894 (1): 20
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