Antaeotricha unipunctella

Antaeotricha unipunctella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2]

Antaeotricha unipunctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. unipunctella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha unipunctella
(Clemens, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Brachiloma unipunctella Clemens, 1863
  • Cryptolechia lithosina Zeller, 1873
  • Harpalyce tortricella Chambers, 1874

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are stramineous (straw colored) with the discal cell with or without one or two brownish dots apically. The hindwings are white.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

References

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  1. ^ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3495): 31   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.