Odonthalitus poas

Odonthalitus poas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Odonthalitus
Species:	O. poas
Binomial name
	Odonthalitus poas; Brown, 2000[1]

Odonthalitus poas is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm for males and 6 mm for females. The forewings are white with brown transverse striae. The hindwings are dingy white with pale grey-brown mottling.

Etymology

The species name refers to the collecting locality of most specimens on the slope of Poás Volcano in Costa Rica.[2]

References

tortricidae.com
Brown, J W (2000). "Revision of Lobogenesis razowski and Odonthalitus razowski (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae), with comments on their monophyly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 102: 21–49.

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Brown, J W (2000). "Revision of Lobogenesis razowski and Odonthalitus razowski (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae), with comments on their monophyly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 102: 21–49.