Antaeotricha arizonensis
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| Species: | A. arizonensis
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| Antaeotricha arizonensis Ferris, 2010
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Ferris's antaeotricha moth (Antaeotricha arizonensis) is a moth of the Depressariidae family. 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.