Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Depressariidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Antoloea
Meyrick, 1914 | |
Antoloea xanthopa is a moth in the Depressariidae family, and the only species in the genus Antoloea. It was described by Meyrick in 1914 and is found in India (Assam).
The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are white with a large undefined blotch of ochreous orange suffusion occupying the lower part of the disc posteriorly, with some scattered black specks within and above it, and including a tuft of scales mixed with black representing the second discal stigma, and a small spot or group of black scales towards the dorsum. There is a large black dot in the disc towards the termen, and a few black specks above and below this. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with yellowish.
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