Antaeotricha murinella

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

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

Adults are mouse coloured, the forewings with a whitish oblique apical space extending from four-fifths of the length of the costa nearly to the hind end of the exterior border, and containing some cinereous points. The marginal points are black.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha murinella (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: 743 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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