Antaeotricha albulella

Antaeotricha albulella, the vestal moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[2] It is found in the United States where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.[3]

Antaeotricha albulella
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. albulella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha albulella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia albulella Walker, 1864
  • Zauclophora albulella
  • Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873[1]
  • Antaeotricha vestalis
  • Harpalyce albella Chambers, 1874

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with a minute, indistinct ochreous spot at the end of the disc. There are also some scattered dark brown scales.[4]

References
  1. Becker, Vitor O. (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.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zauclophora albulella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 235


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