Biology:Antoloea xanthopa
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| Genus: | Antoloea Meyrick, 1914
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| Species: | A. xanthopa
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| Antoloea xanthopa Meyrick, 1914
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Antoloea xanthopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae, and the only species in the genus Antoloea. It was described by Meyrick in 1914 and is found in India (Assam).[1]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are white with a large undefined blotch of ochreous orange suffusion occupying the lower part of the disc posteriorly, with some scattered black specks within and above it, and including a tuft of scales mixed with black representing the second discal stigma, and a small spot or group of black scales towards the dorsum. There is a large black dot in the disc towards the termen, and a few black specks above and below this. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with yellowish.[2]
References
- ↑ Antoloea xanthopa at funet.fi.
- ↑ J. Bombay nat. hist. Soc. 22 (4): 780
Wikidata ☰ Q13380708 entry
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