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Antaeotricha tricapsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Antaeotricha

Antaeotricha tricapsis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is 18-21 mm. The forewings are white with three dark fuscous subquadrate dorsal blotches, the first basal, the second and third with short oblique lines from the upper anterior angle, from the upper posterior angle of the third a slightly sinuate row of dark fuscous dots to the costa. There is a terminal series of four or five black dots. The hindwings are pale whitish-yellow.

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Antaeotricha tricapsis Wikipedia