Antaeotricha impactella

Antaeotricha impactella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Antaeotricha
Species:	A. impactella
Binomial name
	Antaeotricha impactella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia impactella Walker, 1864;

Antaeotricha impactella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.^[1]

Adults are cinereous (ash gray), the forewings with a few blackish streaks, which form an irregular line extending from the base to nearly three-fourths of the length. There are three oblique blackish costal streaks, of which the first and the second are much more slender than the third. There are several diffuse indistinct pale brownish longitudinal streaks and the marginal points are black. The hindwings are brownish.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha impactella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 742 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha impactella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 742 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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