Antaeotricha albulella

Antaeotricha albulella
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Antaeotricha
Species:	A. albulella
Binomial name
	Antaeotricha albulella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia albulella Walker, 1864; Zauclophora albulella; Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873; Antaeotricha vestalis; Harpalyce albella Chambers, 1874;

Antaeotricha albulella, the vestal moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[2] It is found in the United States where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.^[3]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with a minute, indistinct ochreous spot at the end of the disc. There are also some scattered dark brown scales.^[4]

References

^ Becker, Vitor O. (1981). "Identities and provenance of the gelechioid moths originally described by Francis Walker from 'unknown countries'". Systematic Entomology. 6 (2): 137–141. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00431.x. S2CID 85151624.
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zauclophora albulella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 235 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Becker, Vitor O. (1981). "Identities and provenance of the gelechioid moths originally described by Francis Walker from 'unknown countries'". Systematic Entomology. 6 (2): 137–141. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00431.x. S2CID 85151624.

[nhm-2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zauclophora albulella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

[3] Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

[4] The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 235 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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