Antipterna euanthes

Antipterna euanthes is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885 as Ocystola euanthes, with the female lectotype being found in the Wirrabara Forest, South Australia.[1][2] It appears to be a moth endemic to Australia and in addition to South Australia is also found in Victoria, New South Wales,[3][4] and Queensland.[4]

Antipterna euanthes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Antipterna
Species:
A. euanthes
Binomial name
Antipterna euanthes
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms[1]

Ocystola euanthes Meyrick, 1885
Ocystola placoxantha Meyrick, 1885
Caesyra hemidesma Lower, 1897
Ocystola pachythrix Turner, 1917

The larvae of this moth feed on leaves of eucalypts, and fold the leaf tips to make a shelter in which to develop.[5]

Meyrick's description

Female: 17 mm. Head yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, internally yellow-whitish, terminal joint nearly as long as second. Antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fuscous; posterior legs yellowish beneath. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex acute, hindmargin slightly sinuate, extremely oblique; yellow; markings dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged; a short streak from base of costa along inner margin to ¼; a moderately broad fascia from middle of costa to inner margin before anal angle, dilated beneath; an irregular fascia along hindmargin from apex to anal angle, touching central fascia: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate, acute, veins 3 and 4 from a point; dark fuscous; cilia dark fuscous.
Adelaide and Wirrabara Forest, South Australia; two specimens.[2]

Further reading
  • Ian F. B. Common (1994). Oecophorinae Genera of Australia I—the Wingia group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. p. i-xvi, 1-390. ISBN 0-643-05524-X. OL 21080057M. Wikidata Q110980740.

References
  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Antipterna euanthes". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Description of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XII. Oecophoridae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1. 9 (4): 1045-1082 [1072].
  3. "Antipterna euanthes". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. Atlas of Living Australia. "Species: Antipterna euanthes". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. "Antipterna euanthes". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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