Kingdom Animalia Family Oecophoridae disputed Genus Antaeotricha Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Antaeotricha, Butterflies and moths, Acrolophus popeanella, Psilocorsis quercicella, Machimia tentoriferella | ||
Antaeotricha schlaegeri, the Schlaeger's fruitworm moth, is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in north-eastern North America, south to North Carolina and west to Kansas and Texas.
The wingspan is 21–30 mm. Adults resemble a bird-dropping.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba and related species. They have also been recorded on Betula species.
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