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Antaeotricha periphrictis

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Antaeotricha periphrictis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. periphrictis
Binomial name
Antaeotricha periphrictis
(Meyrick, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma periphrictis Meyrick, 1915

Antaeotricha periphrictis is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are glossy grey with the extreme costal edge whitish, passing into a fine waved whitish line running around the apex and termen. There is a cloudy somewhat darker spot on the end of the cell, and a whitish mark beneath it. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (15): 451 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.