Antiochtha coelatella

Antiochtha coelatella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Antiochtha
Species:	A. coelatella
Binomial name
	Antiochtha coelatella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gasmara coelatella Walker, 1864;

Antiochtha coelatella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

Adults are cinereous (ash gray), the wings with a whitish marginal line. The forewings are purplish, with two transverse whitish costal streaks, and with a whitish discal ringlet. There are two whitish dots, the interior one near the interior border, the exterior one contiguous to the interior border.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Antiochtha coelatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 1040 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Antiochtha coelatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 1040 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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