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Antaeotricha decorosella

Synonyms: Antaeotricha decorasella; Antaeotricha decorella

Wikipedia Abstract

Antaeotricha decorosella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Busck in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey, Indiana, North Carolina, Florida and Massachusetts. The wingspan is 22-24 mm. The forewings are rich deer brown, with a strong silky lustre and with the entire costal edge narrowly light ochreous, at the end of the cell a barely perceptible darker brown spot. The hindwings are whitish fuscous. The larvae feed on Quercus ilicifolia and Quercus marilandica.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus ilicifolia (Bear Oak)[1]
Quercus marilandica (Blackjack Oak)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0