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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Stenomatinae » Antaeotricha » Antaeotricha albulella - Hodges#1024 (Antaeotricha albulella)

Species Antaeotricha albulella - Hodges#1024

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Grass Miner Moth - Hodges #1024 - Antaeotricha albulella Vestal Moth - Antaeotricha albulella Vestal Moth - Antaeotricha albulella Antaeotricha albulella Antaeotricha albulella Antaeotricha albulella - male Antaeotricha albulella Gelechioid - Hodges #1024 - Antaeotricha albulella - Antaeotricha albulella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Depressariidae
Subfamily Stenomatinae
Genus Antaeotricha
Species albulella (Antaeotricha albulella - Hodges#1024)
Hodges Number
1024
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Antaeotricha albulella (Walker, 1864)
Cryptolechia albulella Walker, 1864
Antaeotricha vestalis (Zeller, 1873)
Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873
Explanation of Names
Becker (1981) synonymized Antaeotricha vestalis (Zeller, 1873) with Antaeotricha albulella (Walker, 1864).
Size
Wingspan ≈ 15 mm (1)
Identification
Adults are white with a minute, indistinct ochreous spot at the end of the disc. There are also some scattered dark brown scales. (1)
Range
Southeastern United States (1) (2)
Food
Oak (Quercus species).
Print References
Becker VO. (1981) Identities and provenance of the gelechioid moths originally described by Francis Walker from ‘unknown countries’. Systematic Entomology 6: 137–141. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00431.x
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults (2)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (3)
Wikipedia - brief description (1)
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by v belov on 8 March, 2010 - 1:34am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Steve Nanz, Robert Lord Zimlich, George Smiley, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 3 September, 2019 - 1:16am

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