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Antaeotricha vacata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Scientific name
  
Antaeotricha vacata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Antaeotricha

Rank
  
Species

Antaeotricha vacata is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is endemic to Grenada and Trinidad in the Caribbean.

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous with the costal edge whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are light grey with the costa dilated on the anterior half and with a broad median projection of long ochreous-whitish hair-scales partially suffused light grey.

References

Antaeotricha vacata Wikipedia