Antaeotricha incisurella

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

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

Adults are silvery white, the forewings with a blackish point on the base of the costa, and with two blackish streaks extending obliquely outward from the costa. The first streak is connected with the inner end of a brown short interrupted stripe, which occupies the interior border. The second is connected with the outer end of the same stripe, which has a blackish point in front of its interrupted part. The marginal points are black and minute. The hindwings are cinereous (ash gray) brown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha incisurella (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: 735   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.