Antaeotricha confixella explained

Antaeotricha confixella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Adults are brown, the forewings for nearly one-third of the surface from the base obliquely brown and containing three black basal dots. The exterior surface is partly and slightly clouded with cinereous (ash gray) and there is a black transverse streak beyond the middle, composed of one spot and of three hinder points. There is a cinereous spot near the hinder side of the black spot and a little more exterior. The fringe is cinereous. The hindwings are brownish cinereous, whitish towards the base.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Antaeotricha confixella (Walker, 1864) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 2, 2018.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2930brit#page/731/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 731