Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Depressariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Antaeotricha | |
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Similar Antaeotricha, Antaeotricha schlaegeri, Inga sparsiciliella, Blastobasis glandulella, Acleris semipurpurana | ||
Antaeotricha albulella, the Vestal moth, is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. 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.
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.
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