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Antaeotricha carabophanes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Antaeotricha

Antaeotricha carabophanes is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Colombia.

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.

References

Antaeotricha carabophanes Wikipedia