Antaeotricha aratella

Antaeotricha aratella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Antaeotricha aratella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. aratella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha aratella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia aratella Walker, 1864

Adults are wood colour, the forewings whitish in front, brownish hindward, with some irregular blackish streaks and with a blackish patch on the middle of the interior border.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha aratella (Walker, 1864)". 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 29: 724 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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