Antaeotricha confixella

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

Antaeotricha confixella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.^[1]

Adults are brown, the forewings for nearly one-third of the surface from the base obliquely brown and containing three black basal dots. The exterior surface is partly and slightly clouded with cinereous (ash gray) and there is a black transverse streak beyond the middle, composed of one spot and of three hinder points. There is a cinereous spot near the hinder side of the black spot and a little more exterior. The fringe is cinereous. The hindwings are brownish cinereous, whitish towards the base.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha confixella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ 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.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha confixella (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.

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