Antaeotricha carabophanes
Antaeotricha carabophanes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Colombia.[1]
| Antaeotricha carabophanes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Antaeotricha |
| Species: | A. carabophanes |
| Binomial name | |
| Antaeotricha carabophanes Meyrick, 1932 | |
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are rather glossy indigo-green-blue, with the base tinged golden metallic and the terminal edge deep purple. The hindwings are dark grey, towards the dorsum tinged indigo.[2]
References
- Antaeotricha at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Exotic Microlep. 4 (10): 289 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
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