Antaeotricha nictitans
| Antaeotricha nictitans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Antaeotricha |
| Species: | A. nictitans |
| Binomial name | |
| Antaeotricha nictitans (Zeller, 1854) | |
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Antaeotricha nictitans is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1854. It is found in Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Paraguay.[1]
The wingspan is 27-30 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, with the base, costa towards the middle, and a curved transverse fascia from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus obscurely suffused with whitish. the first discal stigma is represented by a dark grey or blackish-grey cloudy spot, the second by an obscure whitish dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]
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