Biology:Antaeotricha

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Short description: Largest genus in moth subfamily Stenomatinae

Antaeotricha
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Antaeotricha sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Subfamily: Stenomatinae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Zeller, 1854
Synonyms
  • Mesoptycha Zeller, 1854
  • Brachiloma Clemens, 1863
  • Harpalyce Chambers, 1874
  • Ide Chambers, 1880
  • Antoeotricha Walsingham, 1881 (misspelling)
  • Aedemoses Walsingham, 1912
  • Athleta Walsingham, 1912
  • Prasolithites Meyrick, 1912
  • Aphanoxena Meyrick, 1915
  • Psephomeres Meyrick, 1916
  • Eumiturga Meyrick, 1925

Antaeotricha is a genus of moths. It is the largest genus in the subfamily Stenomatinae, numbering over 400 species in the Western Hemisphere.

Species

Former species

  • Antaeotricha vestalis (Zeller, 1873) - vestal moth

References

  1. Hayden, J.E.; Dickel, T.S. 2015: A new Antaeotricha species from Florida sandhills and scrub (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae, Stenomatinae). ZooKeys, 533: 133-150. doi:10.3897/zookeys.533.6004

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4770880 entry