Biology:Antaeotricha leucillana
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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. leucillana
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| Binomial name | |
| Antaeotricha leucillana (Zeller, 1854)
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Antaeotricha leucillana, the pale gray bird-dropping moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Hampshire, Massachusetts , New York, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas , Illinois, Iowa, Texas , Oregon, Louisiana, Manitoba and Nova Scotia.[1][2]
The wingspan is 15–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August in Ohio.[3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Pyracantha crenulata, Malus, Vaccinium corymbosum and Acer.
References
- ↑ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide
Wikidata ☰ Q13377071 entry
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