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

Odites ricini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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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   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.