Antaeotricha albulella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Antaeotricha |
Species: | A. albulella
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Binomial name | |
Antaeotricha albulella (
Walker, 1864)
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Antaeotricha albulella, the vestal moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. [2] It is found in the United States where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia. [3]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with a minute, indistinct ochreous spot at the end of the disc. There are also some scattered dark brown scales. [4]
Antaeotricha albulella | |
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Male | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Antaeotricha |
Species: | A. albulella
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Binomial name | |
Antaeotricha albulella (
Walker, 1864)
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Synonyms | |
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Antaeotricha albulella, the vestal moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. [2] It is found in the United States where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia. [3]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with a minute, indistinct ochreous spot at the end of the disc. There are also some scattered dark brown scales. [4]