Antaeotricha arizonensis
| Antaeotricha arizonensis | |
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| Male (top), female (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Antaeotricha |
| Species: | A. arizonensis
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| Antaeotricha arizonensis Ferris, 2010
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Antaeotricha arizonensis (Ferris's antaeotricha moth) is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in the United States in the mountain ranges in south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico.
The forewing length is 9–11 mm and the wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to October, suggesting more than one generation.
Larvae have been reared from Quercus hypoleucoides.
Etymology
The name arizonensis (adjective) denotes the geographic locality from which the species is described.
External links
- A new Antaeotricha species from Southeastern Arizona (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Stenomatinae)[permanent dead link]
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