Odites hemigymna

Odites hemigymna is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Madagascar.[1][2]

Odites hemigymna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Odites
Species:
O. hemigymna
Binomial name
Odites hemigymna
Meyrick, 1930
Synonyms
  • Odites hemigyna

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light ochreous yellow with the extreme base fuscous, rather wider on the costa. There is a very broad postmedian fuscous fascia, the anterior edge dark fuscous, nearly straight, little oblique, the posterior edge slightly convex. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References
  1. "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4 (1): 18


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