Antaeotricha unipunctella

Antaeotricha unipunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species: A. unipunctella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha unipunctella
(Clemens, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Brachiloma unipunctella Clemens, 1863
  • Cryptolechia lithosina Zeller, 1873
  • Harpalyce tortricella Chambers, 1874

Antaeotricha unipunctella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are stramineous with the discal cell with or without one or two brownish dots apically. The hindwings are white.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

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