Biology:Antaeotricha manzanitae
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Short description: Species of moth
Antaeotricha manzanitae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Antaeotricha |
Species: | A. manzanitae
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Binomial name | |
Antaeotricha manzanitae Keifer, 1937
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Antaeotricha manzanitae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Hartford Hammond 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.
References
- ↑ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3495): 43 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q13377092 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antaeotricha manzanitae.
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