Antaeotricha unipunctella

(Antaeotricha unipunctella)

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Description

ntaeotricha 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.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.The larvae feed on Quercus species. Antaeotricha is a genus of moths. It is the largest genus in the subfamily Stenomatinae, numbering over 400 species in the Western Hemisphere

Taxonomic tree:

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