Antaeotricha manzanitae

Antaeotricha manzanitae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species: A. manzanitae
Binomial name
Antaeotricha manzanitae
Keifer, 1937

Antaeotricha manzanitae is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Keifer in 1937. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Oregon and British Columbia.[1]

The wingspan is 25-30 mm. The forewings are white, irregularly shaded with fuscous scales and with two patches of dark scales at the anal angle. The apical margin has a row of faint, transverse fuscous dots. The hindwings are light fuscous.[2]

The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos species.

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