''Edosa rhodesica'' is a species of

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of the family Tineidae. It was described by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány in 1967 and is found in

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and

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. The

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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.Gozmány, 1967. Some Tineid moths, Lepidoptera, from the National Museum, Rhodesia. - ''Arnoldia'' 3(25):1–4.

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Moths described in 1967 Perissomasticinae {{Tineidae-stub