Antaeotricha albulella

Antaeotricha albulella
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Antaeotricha
Species:	A. albulella
Binomial name
	Antaeotricha albulella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia albulella Walker, 1864; Zauclophora albulella; Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873; Antaeotricha vestalis; Harpalyce albella Chambers, 1874;

Antaeotricha albulella, the Vestal Moth, is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864.^[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.^[3]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with a minute, indistinct ochreous spot at the end of the disc. There are also some scattered dark brown scales.^[4]

References

^ Identities and provenance of the gelechioid moths originally described by Francis Walker from ‘unknown countries’
^ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Can. Ent. 6 (12) : 235

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[1] Identities and provenance of the gelechioid moths originally described by Francis Walker from ‘unknown countries’

[nhm-2] "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Can. Ent. 6 (12) : 235

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