Antaeotricha nictitans

Antaeotricha nictitans is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1854. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Paraguay.[1]

Antaeotricha nictitans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. nictitans
Binomial name
Antaeotricha nictitans
(Zeller, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Mesoptycha nictitans Zeller, 1854
  • Stenoma heteropa Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 27–30 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, with the base, costa towards the middle, and a curved transverse fascia from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus obscurely suffused with whitish. the first discal stigma is represented by a dark grey or blackish-grey cloudy spot, the second by an obscure whitish dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Description of Stenopa heteropa in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1913 (1): 187   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.