Antaeotricha nictitans

Antaeotricha nictitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Antaeotricha
Species:	A. nictitans
Binomial name
	Antaeotricha nictitans; (Zeller, 1854)
Synonyms
	Mesoptycha nictitansZeller, 1854 ; Stenoma heteropaMeyrick, 1913 ;

Last updated November 25, 2022

Antaeotricha nictitans is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1854. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Paraguay.^[1]

The wingspan is 27–30 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, with the base, costa towards the middle, and a curved transverse fascia from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus obscurely suffused with whitish. the first discal stigma is represented by a dark grey or blackish-grey cloudy spot, the second by an obscure whitish dot. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

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References

↑ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
↑ Description of Stenopa heteropa in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1913 (1): 187 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Description of Stenopa heteropa in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1913 (1): 187 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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