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Antaeotricha floridella

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Antaeotricha floridella
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Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. floridella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha floridella
Hayden & Dickel, 2015

Antaeotricha floridella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from peninsular Florida.

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm for males and 6.5–8.5 mm for females. The forewings are matte white with no trace of black discal spots or other maculation, or if greased, pale lemon yellow. The costa is pale brown proximally and white distally. The hindwings pale grey on both sides. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

The larvae have been reared on the leaves of Quercus geminata, Quercus minima and Galactia regularis.

Etymology

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The species name is an adjective derived from the state of Florida.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Hayden, James; Dickel, Terhune S. (2015). "A new Antaeotricha species from Florida sandhills and scrub (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae, Stenomatinae)". ZooKeys (533). zookeys.pensoft.net: 133–150. doi:10.3897/zookeys.533.6004. PMC 4669926. PMID 26668543. Retrieved 2015-11-18. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.