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Antaeotricha aerinotata

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Antaeotricha aerinotata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. aerinotata
Binomial name
Antaeotricha aerinotata
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia aerinotata Butler, 1877
  • Stenoma speratum Busck, 1911

Antaeotricha aerinotata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown, the external half of the cell, the area beyond it, and a transverse patch placed at right angles to it and parallel to the inferior extremity of the outer margin, pale brassy-green. There is also a blackish dot at the end of cell. The hindwings are shining brown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Cistula Entomologica 2 (17): 190 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.