Antaeotricha floridella

Antaeotricha floridella
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
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 .

Etymology[]

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

References[]

^ "A new Antaeotricha species from Florida sandhills and scrub (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae, Stenomatinae)". zookeys.pensoft.net. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

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[pensoft-1] "A new Antaeotricha species from Florida sandhills and scrub (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae, Stenomatinae)". zookeys.pensoft.net. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

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