Odites ricini

Odites ricini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Odites
Species:	O. ricini
Binomial name
	Odites ricini; (Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
	Depressaria ricini Stainton, 1859;

Odites ricini is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1859. It is found in India.^[1]

The forewings are pale sulphur yellow, with the costa narrowly orange from before the middle to the apex. On the inner margin near the base is a faint pale grey cloud, and on the disc beyond the middle is a very indistinct grey dot. A row of grey dots runs along the hind margin. The hindwings are whitish.

The larvae feed on Ricinus communis, rolling up the edge of a leaf. They are green with a black head.^[2]

References[]

^ "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (n.s.) 5: 115

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[1] "Odites Walsingham, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (n.s.) 5: 115

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