Antaeotricha schlaegeri

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Antaeotricha schlaegeri
Schlaeger's Fruitworm Moth - Antaeotricha schlageri, Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton, Maryland.jpg
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Oecophoridae disputed
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A. schlaegeri
Binomial name
Antaeotricha schlaegeri
(Zeller, 1854) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Antaeoricha schlaegeri

Antaeotricha schlaegeri, the Schlaeger's fruitworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in north-eastern North America, south to North Carolina and west to Kansas and Texas. [3]

The wingspan is 21–30 mm. Adults resemble a bird-dropping.

The larvae feed on Quercus alba and related species. They have also been recorded on Betula species.

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References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Antaeotricha at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Archived October 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bug Guide