Antaeotricha nictitans explained

Antaeotricha nictitans is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1854. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/stenomatinae/antaeotricha/ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854"
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1913roya#page/187/mode/1up Description of Stenopa heteropa in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1913 (1): 187