Antaeotricha reciprocella

Antaeotricha reciprocella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Pará, Brazil and in the Guianas.[1]

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

Adults are shining white, the forewings for nearly one-fourth of the surface from the base blackish, this hue more extended along the interior border than along the costa. There are some indications of two transverse cinereous (ash gray) lines and there is a black point in the exterior disk, nearly contiguous to a cinereous patch which rests on the interior angle. The hindwings are aeneous (bronze) cinereous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha reciprocella (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: 731   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.