Odontodes (moth)

Odontodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Euteliidae
Genus:	Odontodes; Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
	Burdria Walker, 1869; Nedroma Walker, 1869;

Odontodes is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae.

Description edit

Antennae very long and slender. Palpi slender and upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and third joint short. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with a tuft on first segment. Forewings slightly arched towards rectangular apex. Outer angle slightly hooked and slight tufts of raised scales present.^[1]

References edit

^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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