Antaeotricha unipunctella explained

Antaeotricha unipunctella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[1] [2]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are stramineous (straw colored) with the discal cell with or without one or two brownish dots apically. The hindwings are white.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/stenomatinae/antaeotricha/ "Antaeotricha Zeller, 1854"
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1013 Moth Photographers Group
  3. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni1161966unit#page/31/mode/1up Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3495): 31