Antaeotricha vestalis
Antaeotricha vestalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Antaeotricha |
Species: | A. vestalis |
Binomial name | |
Antaeotricha vestalis (Zeller, 1873) | |
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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]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Can. Ent. 6 (12) : 235