Biology:Antaeotricha decorosella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Antaeotricha |
| Species: | A. decorosella
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| Binomial name | |
| Antaeotricha decorosella (Busck, 1908)
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Antaeotricha decorosella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey, Indiana , North Carolina, Florida and Massachusetts .[1][2]
The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are rich deer brown, with a strong silky lustre and with the entire costal edge narrowly light ochreous, at the end of the cell a barely perceptible darker brown spot. The hindwings are whitish fuscous.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus ilicifolia and Quercus marilandica.
References
- ↑ Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group
- ↑ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 10 (1-2): 111
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Wikidata ☰ Q13376871 entry
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