Edosa rhodesica
Species of moth
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Edosa rhodesica is a species of moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány in 1967 and is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[1]
| Edosa rhodesica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Edosa |
| Species: | E. rhodesica |
| Binomial name | |
| Edosa rhodesica (Gozmány, 1967) | |
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The wingspan is about 17–19 mm. Its head is yellow, the antennae are argillaceous, and the thorax, scalp and forewings are light yellowish argillaceous, with light brownish scales on the thorax, scalp and costa. There is no pattern present. The hindwings are dark grey, and the cilia are yellowish.[2]
