Antaeotricha nictitans

Antaeotricha nictitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species: A. nictitans
Binomial name
Antaeotricha nictitans
(Zeller, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Mesoptycha nictitans Zeller, 1854
  • Stenoma heteropa Meyrick, 1913

Antaeotricha nictitans is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1854. It is found in Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Paraguay.[1]

The wingspan is 27-30 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, with the base, costa towards the middle, and a curved transverse fascia from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus obscurely suffused with whitish. the first discal stigma is represented by a dark grey or blackish-grey cloudy spot, the second by an obscure whitish dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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