Antequera acertella

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Antequera acertella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Antequera
Species:A. acertella
Binomial name
Antequera acertella
(Busck, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Semioscopis acertellaBusck, 1913
  • Borkhausenia exstimulataMeyrick, 1928

Antequera acertella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by August Busck in 1913. It is found in California [1] and Baja California. [2]

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The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds, stems, etc. of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. The taxonomic family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.

August Busck was a Danish entomologist who became an American citizen. Busck was an employee of the Bureau of Entomology within USDA. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over 600 species. His collections of Lepidoptera from North America and the Panama Canal Zone are held by the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

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Antequera may refer to:

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group
  2. Antequera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms