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Antaeotricha filiferella

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Antaeotricha filiferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. filiferella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha filiferella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia filiferella Walker, 1864
  • Gelechia niviliturella Walker, 1864
  • Stenoma menestella Walsingham, 1913

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark slaty grey, with a white transverse streak, from a little beyond the middle of the costa, running obliquely outward with a slight curve to the outer third of the dorsum. On the extreme costa the white scales are diffused inward and outward for a short distance, and the streak is a little dilated above the dorsum. There is also a small white spot at the apex running through the cilia. The hindwings and cilia are dark brown, whitened along the costa toward the base.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Antaeotricha filiferella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Description of Stenoma menestella in Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 4: 174 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.