Aeolanthes conductella

Aeolanthes conductella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]

Aeolanthes conductella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Aeolanthes
Species:
A. conductella
Binomial name
Aeolanthes conductella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Psecadia conductella Walker, 1863

Adults are brown, with numerous hoary hairs, paler beneath. The forewings are slightly acute, with a few black points in the disk and the costa very slightly convex towards the base and the exterior border is extremely oblique. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Aeolanthes conductella (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 28: 538 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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