Antaeotricha vestalis

Antaeotricha vestalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species: A. vestalis
Binomial name
Antaeotricha vestalis
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873
  • Harpalyce albella Chambers, 1874

Antaeotricha vestalis, the Vestal Moth, is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Zeller in 1873.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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