Antaeotricha radicicola

(Antaeotricha radicicola)

Description

Antaeotricha radicicola is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Peru. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with a few scattered fuscous specks and the discal stigmata dark fuscous, the first forming a small spot, the second dot-like, the plical elongate, black and obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a slight fuscous dot towards the costa beyond the middle and a marginal series of dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish-grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Antaeotricha
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