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Antaeotricha nictitans

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Antaeotricha nictitans is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1854. It is found in Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Paraguay.

The wingspan is 27-30 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, with the base, costa towards the middle, and a curved transverse fascia from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus obscurely suffused with whitish. the first discal stigma is represented by a dark grey or blackish-grey cloudy spot, the second by an obscure whitish dot. The hindwings are grey.

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