Biology:Antaeotricha schlaegeri

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Short description: Species of moth

Antaeotricha schlaegeri
Schlaeger's Fruitworm Moth - Antaeotricha schlageri, Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton, Maryland.jpg
Adult
Antaeotricha schlaegeri Larva.jpg
Larva
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. schlaegeri
Binomial name
Antaeotricha schlaegeri
(Zeller, 1854)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Antaeoricha schlaegeri

Antaeotricha schlaegeri, the Schlaeger's fruitworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in north-eastern North America, south to North Carolina and west to Kansas and Texas .[3]

The wingspan is 21–30 mm. Adults resemble a bird-dropping.

The larvae feed on Quercus alba and related species. They have also been recorded on Betula species.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Antaeotricha at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Bug Guide

Wikidata ☰ Q4770883 entry